Psalm 118:28 NIV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 118:28

Again, it is the king who speaks, closing the ceremony with the following prayer."Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good.For his lovingkindness endureth forever."The psalm ends with the same verse with which it began. The newly enthroned king acknowledges his status as a servant of God, promising to give thanks to Him and to exalt Him. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 118:1-29

Psalms 118This is the last in this series of the Egyptian Hallel psalms (Psalms 113-118). It describes a festal procession to the temple to praise and sacrifice to the Lord. The historical background may be the dedication of the restored walls and gates of Jerusalem in Ezra and Nehemiah’s time, following the return from Babylonian captivity, in 444 B.C. [Note: Wiersbe, The . . . Wisdom . . ., p. 306.] It contains elements of communal thanksgiving, individual thanksgiving, and liturgical psalms.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 118:22-29

3. Praise for Yahweh’s triumph 118:22-29 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 118:25-29

The psalmist proceeded to pray for the salvation and prosperity of his people (Psalms 118:25-26). The one who comes in the Lord’s name refers to anyone who came to worship Yahweh at the temple. The psalmist and the people blessed such a one from the temple. The writer further glorified Yahweh as the giver of light to His people. The NIV of Psalms 118:27 b gives a better rendering of the Hebrew text than the NASB. It reads, "With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:1-29

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 time when Zerubbabel laid the foundation of the second Temple; (b) to the time of Nehemiah; (c) to the cleansing of the Temple by Judas Maccabæus. It is a noble song. Luther declared that he owed more to Psalms 118 than to all the princes and friends who supported him.Psalms 118:1-18, dealing with... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 118:1-29

A Cry of Faith and Joy Psalms 118:17 We shall never, I suppose, know from whose lips and heart this cry of faith and joy first sprang. One thing is clear there has been a great danger threatening the very life of a man or a nation. There has been more than danger there has been the very presence of death; but the hour of suspense has now passed, and the man or the nation survives. Doubt has gone, certainty takes its place, and that certainty gives the thought of service, of newness of life, of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

Psalms 118:1-29THIS 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 points to the period of the Restoration from Babylon as its date, as in the case of many psalms in this Book 5 but different events connected with that restoration have been selected. The psalm implies the completion of the Temple, and therefore shuts out any point prior to that. Delitzsch fixes... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 118:1-29

Psalm 118-119 Psalms 118:0 Christ the Head of the Corner 1. His mercy endureth forever (Psalms 118:1-7 ) 2. The past experience (Psalms 118:8-12 ) 3. Jehovah My Salvation (Psalms 118:13-19 ) 4. The rejected stone the head of the corner (Psalms 118:20-29 ) This Psalm is the last one which is used from ancient times by the Jews in celebrating the Passover in the home. The Psalms sung begin with Psalms 113:1-9 and end with this Psalm, the one hundred-eighteenth. It is called the... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

The first psalm in this lesson is one of the imprecatory or cursing psalms, in the interpretation of which we should keep in mind the principles already stated: (1) that the writer speaks as a prophet; (2) that the enemies are not merely personal to him but enemies of God; (3) that they are not individuals so much as nations; and (4) that they are considered at a time when the incorrigible condition has been reached, and they have become permanently fixed in opposition to the Most High. The... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 118:28-29

In the same firm belief with the Psalmist, that this God in Christ is our God in Christ, let us adopt his plan, and end the Psalm, as we began it, in the assurance of his everlasting unchanging love, of all covenant purposes, of redemption in his dear Son; and sing aloud his praises, whose mercy endureth forever. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 118:28

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 118:1-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 118:22-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 118:25-29

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:1-29

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 118:1-29

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 118:1-29

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 118:28-29

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