The stone which the builders refused
See "Christ (as Stone),"
( See Scofield) - (Exodus 17:6).
( See Scofield) - (1 Peter 2:8).
Psalm 118 looks beyond the rejection of the Stone (Christ) to His final exaltation in the kingdom (Psalms 118:22).
See Psalm 2, first of the Messianic Psalms.
Verse Psalms 118:22-19. _THE STONE_ WHICH _THE BUILDERS REFUSED_] See a full elucidation of these two verses in _Clarke's notes on "_Matthew 21:42_"_....
THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REFUSED - See the notes at Matthew 21:42. Compare Mark 12:10; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7. This is
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 ...
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:...
THE STONE: i.e. the Messiah. See Genesis 49:24. A stone of stumbling, Isaiah 8:14 (compare Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:8);. "tried stone", "precious", "sure",...
I WILL PRAISE THEE, &C.— That is, "And now, being entered into the courts of thy tabernacle, O my gracious God, I pay thee my most humble thanks for having so favourably heard the prayers which I put...
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:...
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REFUSED IS BECOME THE HEAD STONE OF THE CORNER. "The stone" is the foundation-stone of the...
118:22 corner. (b-13) i.e. the corner-stone....
THE STONE] i.e. Israel primarily. THE BUILDERS] the nations of the world. There is, however, a tradition that such a stone really existed in the building of the second Temple. The ultimate application...
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...
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...
THE STONE. — Better, _a stone._ There is no article. Israel is, of course, this stone, rejected as of no account in the political plans of those who were trying to shape the destinies of the Eastern n...
אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַ בֹּונִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְ רֹ֣
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...
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...
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...
The stone [which] the builders (k) refused is become the head [stone] of the corner. (k) Though Saul and the chief powers refused me to be king, yet God has preferred me above them all....
This is a most remarkable passage; and as such the former verse is again and again quoted by the sacred writers. Our Lord himself becomes the authority, and hence his servants follow him. See Matthew...
22_The stone which the builders rejected _In these words David boldly pours contempt on the calumnies with which he was unjustly and undeservedly assailed. As there was something ominous in his being...
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...
THE STONE [WHICH] THE BUILDERS REFUSED,.... This is not Zerubabel, according to the sense of some Jews, as Theodoret suggests; nor the people of Israel, as Jarchi and Kimchi; nor David, as the Targum,...
The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner. Ver. 22. _The stone which the builders refused_] David, and the Son of David were by those, who seemed to be somewhat...
_I will praise thee, for thou hast heard me_ That is, “And now, being entered into the courts of thy tabernacle, O my gracious God, I pay thee my most humble thanks, for having so favourably heard the...
A PSALM FOR FESTIVAL SERVICES. This hymn, written altogether in the style of David, bears a liturgical character and was, in fact, used in the Jewish Church upon the occasion of the great festivals, a...
The stone which the builders refused, rejecting it with scorn as useless, IS BECOME THE HEADSTONE OF THE CORNER, the corner-stone upholding the entire building of the Lord's Temple. This is a direct p...
19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver...
The commonwealth of Israel and the church of God are here and elsewhere in Scripture compared to a building, wherein as the people are the stones and the matter, so the princes and rulers are the buil...
Psalms 118:22 stone H68 builders H1129 (H8802) rejected H3988 (H8804) chief H7218 cornerstone H6438 The stone -...
Psalms 118:22 I. There can be no doubt that it is our Lord Jesus Christ whom David here designates as "the stone which the builders refused." And when it has been ascertained that it is Christ whom Da...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_I will praise Thee for Thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation._ A BLESSED CONSCIOUSNESS, A MARVELLOUS PROVIDENCE, A JOYOUS DAY I. A blessed consciousness (verse 21). 1. A grateful assuran...
_The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner._ CHRIST, THE HEAD STONE OF THE CORNER The ode seems to have been sung in a solemn procession to the temple; and by the Le...
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
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:22 The CORNERSTONE is probably the large stone at the corner of the temple’s foundation (see Isaiah 28:16). The psalm compares Israel t
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...
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...
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...
1 Peter 2:4; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; Luke 20:17; Mark 12:10;...
The builders — The commonwealth of Israel and the church of God are here and elsewhere compared to a building, wherein, as the people are the stones, so the princes and rulers are the builders. And as...