Psalms 118:24

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.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 118:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 expe...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
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, t...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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 Isra...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 m...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
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 procession...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The day ] a day of triumph.
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 re...
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...
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 i...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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,...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 Jeru...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 m...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Triumphs in God; The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Messiah. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 hi...
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...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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." A...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 118:24 This Psalm has been applied by our Church to the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is looked upon as a triumphant hymn....
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 LOR...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 118:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Here is a standing reason for thanksgiving. Alth...
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 whic...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 ble...
The Biblical Illustrator

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. The day of days The day of days in the life of Christ was the day...
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...
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 Jew...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

This is the day which the Lord hath made, the day, the period of grace and salvation extending down to the last day of the world, Isaiah 49:8 ; 2 C...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Made — Or sanctified as a season never to be forgotten.

²⁴ This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 118:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 118:24