1 Chronicles 19:10; 1 Samuel 23:26; Psalms 22:12-16; Psalms 88:17
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about ... - The sentiment and the language of the previous verse are here repeated, as if to give...
CXVIII. A Hymn for Festal Procession to Zion. The old tradition that different parts were appropriated to different voices is right in substance, t...
They compassed... they compassed. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for emphasis.
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
All nations compassed me about, &c.— It is very plain from these words, that the neighbouring nations had entered into a league against David,...
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 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...
But in the name... — Or, more emphatically, It is in Jehovah’s name that, &c
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...
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...
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...
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...
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about ,.... Which is repeated not only for the confirmation of, it, but to denote the frequency and...
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. Ver. 11. They compassed me about; yea, &am...
All nations compassed me about The neighbouring nations, the Philistines, Syrians, Ammonites, Moabites, who were stirred up by the overthrows which...
Goodness of God Celebrated; Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 O give thanks...
They compassed me about; the repetition implies their frequency and fervency in this action, and their confidence of success.
INTRODUCTION 1. The last of the group (113–118.) constituting the Hallel. 2. Certainly a temple Psalm, most probably composed for a great occasion...
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...
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...
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...
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. Confidence in. God I. As justified by experience. “It is better,” says Matthew...
EXPOSITION AN antiphonal hymn, composed for a joyful occasion, when there was to be a procession to the temple, a welcoming of the procession...
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...
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about, though they attempt their attacks on all sides; but in the name of the Lord I will destroy th...
Yea — The repetition implies their frequency and fervency in this action.
11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.