“ The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? ”
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 a...
The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can (c) man do unto me? (c) Being exalted to this estate, he assured himself to have man ever to be his enemy. Yet he did not doubt that God would mai...
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 LORD, &c. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. Quoted in Hebrews 13:6 . man . a man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14.
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 safe...
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. -At the beginning ( Psalms 118:5 ) and at the close of this division ( Psalms 118:13-14 ) the salvation a...
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...
A reminiscence of Psalms 56:9-11 .
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...
Trust in God Brings Strength Psalms 118:1-14 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...
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...
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...
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 establishme...
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 .
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 answer...
Goodness of God Celebrated; Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD ; for he is good: because his me...
A frail and impotent creature in himself, and much more when he is opposed to the Almighty God.
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 118:6 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 fal...
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...
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...
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...
Hebrews 13:6 ; Isaiah 51:12 ; Jeremiah 20:11 ; Micah 7:8-10 ; Psalms 146:5 ; Psalms 27:1-3 ; Psalms 46:1 ; Psalms 46:11 ; Psalms 56:11 ; Psalms 56:4 ; Psalms 56:9 ; Romans 8:31