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Psalms 118:26

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord, this cry of welcome as used by the chorus of Levites in the Temple-services and by the inhabitants of Jerusalem in greeting their brethren from a distance, being used in an unusually appropriate manner in the case of Christ upon His entrance into the city; we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord, wishing them the wonderful blessings which are dispensed at the Temple.

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See also Psalms 118:26 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 118:26. _WE HAVE BLESSED YOU_] The answer of the Levities to the king....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BLESSED BE HE THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD - See the notes at Matthew 21:9. This is the language of those who had charge of the sanctuary, addressing him who came in the name of the Lord to pre...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    PSALM 118-119 Psalms 118 Christ the Head of the Corner _ 1. His mercy endureth forever (Psalms 118:1)_ 2. The past experience (Psalms 118:8) 3. Jehovah My Salvation ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CXVIII. A HYMN FOR FESTAL PROCESSION TO ZION. The old tradition that different parts were appropriated to different voices is right in substance, though the statement of the Targum that in Psalms 118:...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BLESSED, &C. See Matthew 21:9; Matthew 23:39; Mark 11:9; Luke 13:35; Luke

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 118 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Passover Hosanna-Song. ANALYSIS (See bracketed Headlines let into the Psalm). (P.R.I.) Praise ye Yah! (PART I.INVITATIONS TO PRAISE.) (First in Standing Refrain:...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. BLESSED BE HE THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD - the cry of the multitude when Christ rode as...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    118:26 blessed (c-13) Or 'We bless.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. was evidently written for the Temple worship on the occasion of some great festival (Psalms 118:24), when it might be used as a processional hymn. It has been variously referred (_a_) to the...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    COMETH] better, 'entereth' (the courts of the Lord)....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ HOSANNA! (SAVE US NOW!) PSALMS 118 Jesus said, "Did you not read (this) in the Bible? The *builders threw away a stone. It is now in an important place at the c...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BLESSED... — These words of welcome are probably spoken by the Levite in charge, to the procession approaching the gates. According to Rabbinical writings, pilgrim caravans were thus welcomed on their...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭ בָּא בְּ שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 118:1 THIS is unmistakably a psalm for use in the Temple worship, and probably meant to be sung antiphonally, on some day of national rejoicing (Psalms 118:24). A general concurrence of opinion...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A NEW WAY IN A NEW DAY Psalms 118:15 As we draw near the mellowing light of the sanctuary we see more deeply into the divine meaning of our experiences. In Psalms 118:13, “ _Thou_ [the enemy] didst t...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is the sixth and last of the Hallel. It is the song of perfect victory, and was undoubtedly arranged to be sung by the triumphal procession as it made its way to the Temple for thanksgiving and w...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: (n) we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. (n) Who are the priests, and have the charge of it, as in (Numbers 6:23)....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Ways. Or sins, (Theodoret) or miserable condition, ver. 25. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    With such hymns of praise should faithful souls be always welcoming Christ. And as the multitude proclaimed Hosannahs at Christ's public entry into Jerusalem, so should every heart meet Jesus, in publ...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 118 is also, though not formally so, rendering praise and thanksgiving as promised, connected with, or rather founded on, the known formula His mercy endureth for ever. The same that in Psalms...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BLESSED [BE] HE THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD,.... These words were used by the multitude that followed Christ, as he went into Jerusalem, in order to eat his last passover, and suffer and die f...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. Ver. 26. _Blessed be he that cometh_] Blessed be Christ. _Vivat Christus eiusque insignia,_ said...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Blessed be he that cometh_ Namely, unto us, from whom he was long banished; or, unto the throne; or, he that cometh from his Father into the world, namely, the Messiah, known by the name of _him that...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BLESSED BE HE; we earnestly pray that God would bless his person and government, and all his enterprises. _That cometh_, to wit, unto us, from whom he was long banished; or unto the throne; or from hi...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 118:26 Blessed H1288 (H8803) comes H935 (H8802) name H8034 LORD H3068 blessed H1288 (H8765) house...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 118:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever._ Here is a standing reason for thanksgiving. Although we may not always be healthy, nor always prosper...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    May the Good Spirit, who taught the psalmist to indite these words help us to feel their inward meaning! Psalms 118:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for eve...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Cheerful acknowledgement of God's goodness and dependence upon that goodness for the future. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Never failing streams of mercy flow from our God. The more our hea...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This psalm is destitute of title, and the occasion on which it was composed is not known. The style however, the subject, the masterly manner in which it is treated, and the spirit which pervades the...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Save now, I beseech Thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech Thee, send now prosperity._ THE VOICE OF THE CHURCH I. The voice of the Church in relation to all. Here is the voice of prayer (verse 25). 1. It...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord._ CHRIST RECEIVED WITH GREAT JOY The words are an acclamation of the people, declaring and setting forth the welcome of Christ to all believing soul...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:1. This joyful psalm calls on all of God’s people to praise the Lord for his steadfast love (vv. Psalms 118:1). It then moves to wha

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:26 BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD! See Matthew 21:9;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION 1. The last of the group (113–118.) constituting the Hallel. 2. Certainly a temple Psalm, most probably composed for a great occasion. “Some incline to the Davidic authorship, when he wa...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION AN antiphonal hymn, composed for a joyful occasion, when there was to be a procession to the temple, a welcoming of the procession by those inside, and the solemn offering of a sacrifice up...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    As we get into Psalms 118:1-29, the last of the Hallel psalms. O give thanks unto the LORD (Psalms 118:1); Again, the exhortation, praise and thanks, "O give thanks unto the Lord." for he is good: b...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    John 12:13; Luke 19:38; Mark 11:10; Mark 11:9; Matthew 21:9;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Blessed — We pray that God would bless his person and government. Cometh — To the throne; or from his Father into the world: who is known by the name of him that cometh or was to come, and of whom thi...

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