“ This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. ”
This is the day which the Lord hath made - As if it were a new day, made for this very occasion; a day which the writer of the psalm did not expect to see, and which seemed therefore to have been...
This [is] the (l) day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (l) In which God has shown chiefly his mercy, by appointing me king and delivering his Church.
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...
24. This is the day which Jehovah made He now speaks of that as a happy and pleasant day, on which he was at last established king over Israel, and the anointing of him by Samuel ratified by...
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day which the Lord hath made - As the Lord hath called me to triumph, this is the day which he hath appoin...
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day (which) the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it - namely, the day of the feast of ta...
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...
This is the day. — Either the festival for which the psalm was composed (Feast of Tabernacles?) or more generally the day of triumph won by Jehovah, as in preceding verse.
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...
The day here spoken of, it should seem, is the glorious day of the gospel; to which the eyes of the patriarchs and prophets were unweariedly looking, called in scripture, The day of the Messiah, The...
This [is] the day [which] the Lord hath made ,.... Famous and remarkable for the above events. Meaning either the day of Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, in order to be delivered up to the Jews, an...
This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Ver. 24. This is the day which the Lord hath made ] The queen of days, as the Jews call the sabbath. Arnobius inter...
This is the day which the Lord hath made Or, sanctified , as a season never to be forgotten. “Of the day on which Christ arose from the dead, it may, with more propriety than of any other day, be...
David Triumphs in God; The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Messiah. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will...
Made; either created, or exalted and glorified, as this word is used, 1 Samuel 12:6 , or sanctified by his glorious presence and work, and by his appointment, as a time or season never to be for...
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...
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 Kings 8:66 ; 2 Chronicles 20:26-28 ; Acts 20:7 ; Isaiah 58:13 ; John 20:19 ; John 20:20 ; Matthew 28:1-8 ; Nehemiah 8:10 ; Psalms 84:10 ; Revelation 1:10 ; Zechariah 3:9
Made — Or sanctified as a season never to be forgotten.