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THE LORD IS ON MY SIDE - Margin, as in Hebrew,” for me.” The Lord
is with me. He is my helper. He defends my cause.
I WILL NOT FEAR - I have nothing to be afraid of. God is more mighty
than any or all...
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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 ...
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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:...
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THE LORD, &C. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. Quoted in Hebrews 13:6.
MAN. a man. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14....
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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:...
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I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me
in a large place.
-At the beginning () and at the close of this division (Psalms
118:13) the salvation already received is descr...
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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...
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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...
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A reminiscence of Psalms 56:9....
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יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה
־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣
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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...
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TRUST IN GOD BRINGS STRENGTH
Psalms 118:1
It is generally agreed that this psalm dates back to the restoration
from Babylon. It was probably used as a processional hymn for the
first time at the grea...
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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...
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_All. At the day of judgment, it will not suffice to have observed
only some of the commandments. See St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, &c., who
all seem to follow Origen. (Calmet) --- The breach of any law br...
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I make no pause in these verses, because I think they contain a
beautiful subject, in reference to the Lord Jesus in his ministry; and
it were a pity to interrupt the reading. Let the Reader, when he...
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6_Jehovah is with me among those who help me _Confiding solely in
God’s help, he sets at defiance not a few enemies merely, but the
whole world. “Defended by God’s hand, I may boldly and safely set
at...
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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...
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THE LORD [IS] ON MY SIDE,.... Or "for me" s; he was on the side of
David, hence all his prosperity and victories, the wonderful things
done by him, his exaltation to the throne, and the establishment...
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The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Ver. 6. _I will not fear, &c._] See Psalms 56:4; Psalms 56:11 ....
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_I called upon the Lord in distress_ As if he had said, You may see an
example of the divine mercy in me, who was in grievous straits and
dangers, but, imploring God's protection and help, he _answere...
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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...
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The Lord is on my side, Romans 8:31; I WILL NOT FEAR; WHAT CAN MAN,
mere men, puny creatures, DO UNTO ME?...
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ON MY SIDE:
_ Heb._ for me...
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1-18 The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very
applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord
himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, t...
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A frail and impotent creature in himself, and much more when he is
opposed to the Almighty God....
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Psalms 118:6 LORD H3068 fear H3372 (H8799) can H6213 man H120 do H6213
(H8799)
The Lord -...
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Psalms 118:6
This inquiry may be regarded:
I. As a check on human presumption.
II. As a warning against impious distrust.
III. As a rebuke of moral timidity.
IV. As an argument against all false...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_The Lord. .. set me in a large place._
GOD THE DELIVERER AND DEFENDER OF HIS PEOPLE
I. The deliverer (verse 5).
1. The deliverance seems to have consisted in raising him from a
circumscribed to an...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hebrews 13:6; Isaiah 51:12; Jeremiah 20:11; Micah 7:8; Psalms 146:5;