Psalms 118:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. ”

• Psalms 118:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord - See the notes at Matthew 21:9 . This is the language of those who had charge of the sanctuary, addressing him who came in the name of the Lord...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: (n) we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. (n) Who are the priests, and have the charge of it, as in ( Numbers 6:23 ).

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• Psalms 118:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Blessed, &c. See Matthew 21:9 ; Matthew 23:39 ; Mark 11:9 ; Luke 13:35 ; Luke 19:38 ; John 12:13 . you. Plural.

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• Psalms 118:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. We have blessed you - The answer of the Levities to the king.

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• Psalms 118:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord - the cry of the multitude when Christ r...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Blessed... — These words of welcome are probably spoken by the Levite in charge, to the procession approaching the gates. According to Rabbinical writings, pilgrim caravans were thus welcomed on th...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  With such hymns of praise should faithful souls be always welcoming Christ. And as the multitude proclaimed Hosannahs at Christ's public entry into Jerusalem, so should every heart meet Jesus, in pub...

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• Psalms 118:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the Lord ,.... These words were used by the multitude that followed Christ, as he went into Jerusalem, in order to eat his last passover, and suffer and di...

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• Psalms 118:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. Ver. 26. Blessed be he that cometh ] Blessed be Christ. Vivat Christus eiusque insignia, sa...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Blessed be he that cometh Namely, unto us, from whom he was long banished; or, unto the throne; or, he that cometh from his Father into the world, namely, the Messiah, known by the name of him tha...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  David Triumphs in God; The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Messiah.       19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Blessed be he; we earnestly pray that God would bless his person and government, and all his enterprises. That cometh , to wit, unto us, from whom he was long banished; or unto the throne; or from...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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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• Psalms 118:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Save now, I beseech Thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech Thee, send now prosperity. The voice of the Church I. The voice of the Church in relation to all. Here is the voice of prayer (verse 25). 1...

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• Psalms 118:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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...

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• Psalms 118:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  John 12:13 ; Luke 19:38 ; Mark 11:10 ; Mark 11:9 ; Matthew 21:9 ; Matthew 23:39 ; Numbers 6:23-26 ; Psalms 134:3 ; Zechariah 4:7

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• Psalms 118:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Blessed — We pray that God would bless his person and government. Cometh — To the throne; or from his Father into the world: who is known by the name of him that cometh or was to come, and of whom...

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