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See also Psalms 118 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Of the authorship of this psalm, and the occasion on which it was composed, nothing can now be ascertained with certainty. The common opinion has been that it is a psalm of David, and that it was comp...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    In this, the last of the Hallel Psalms, the spirit of jubilant thanksgiving finds fullest utterance. The speaker is Israel, or a representative of Israel, who speaks in the name of the nation (Psalms...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    CXVIII The character of this psalm as a Temple song of thanksgiving is stamped on every line of it. The marked divisions with the refrains (Psalms 118:1; Psalms 118:8) have induced commentators to arr...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 118 Kimchi says their Rabbins are divided about this psalm. Some understand it of David; others of the Messiah: but, with us Christians, there ought to be no doubt of its belong...

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

    _A.M. 2964. B.C. 1040._ This Psalm is supposed by Dr. Delaney to have been written by David after his victory over the Philistines, recorded 2 Samuel 23:12; 1 Chronicles 11:14; “and sung in the taber...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * It is good to trust in the Lord. (1-18) The coming of Christ in his kingdom. (19-29)...

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