“ The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. ”
The stone which the builders refused - See the notes at Matthew 21:42-43 . Compare Mark 12:10-11 ; Acts 4:11 ; 1 Peter 2:7 . This is an allusion to a building, as if a stone should be cast aw...
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.
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...
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", Isaiah 28:16 . the rejected stone...
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 h...
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. The stone which the builders refused - See a full elucidation of these two verses in the notes on Matthew 21:42 (not...
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...
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 o...
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 t...
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 Easter...
Psalms 118:1-29 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 o...
a New Way in a New Day Psalms 118:15-29 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 ene...
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...
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 Matthe...
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 Targ...
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 somewha...
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 th...
David Triumphs in God; The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Messiah. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will...
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 bui...
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...
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 Sto...
Psalms 118:22-24 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...
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...
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 as...
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 sacr...
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 festival...
1 Peter 2:4-8 ; Acts 4:11 ; Ephesians 2:20-22 ; Luke 20:17 ; Mark 12:10 ; Mark 12:11 ; Matthew 21:42 ; Zechariah 4:7
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...