Psalm 118

His loving kindness endures forever.

 


NOTE

This is one of the “Hallel” psalms. They are sung at the Passover meal.

Psalm 113

Psalm 114

Psalm 115

Psalm 116

Psalm 117

Psalm 118


 

HIS LOVING KINDNESS ENDURES FOREVER

 

VERSE 1. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Give thanks to the LORD. The author is calling other people to join in praising the LORD God.

 

VERSE 2. Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

 

VERSE 3. Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

 

VERSE 4. Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.

 

VERSE 5. Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom.

answered me with freedom. The LORD God is always leading us into greater freedom.

 

VERSE 6. The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

This verse is fantastic! Would you consider memorizing it? More great verses to memorize from the Psalms and from the entire Bible.

I will not be afraid. When we walk with the LORD God, we can overcome our fears and be bold. As bold as a lion! Read more »

 

VERSE 7. The LORD is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

 

VERSE 8. It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in man.

This verse is fantastic! Would you consider memorizing it? More great verses to memorize from the Psalms and from the entire Bible.

put confidence in man. For lots of people, their confidence is in other people, and not so much in the LORD alone.

 

VERSE 9. It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.

This verse is fantastic! Would you consider memorizing it? More great verses to memorize from the Psalms and from the entire Bible.

princes. Human leaders, whether secular or spiritual, will always disappoint.

We should not base our spirituality on them. Instead, we can base our spirituality on the Lord Jesus Christ, on the Bible, and on the great documents from the whole Christian heritage.

 

VERSE 10. All the nations surrounded me, but in the LORD’s name, I cut them off.

All the nations surrounded me. This suggests the author is a king.

 

VERSE 11. They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the LORD’s name I indeed cut them off.

 

VERSE 12. They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I cut them off.

 

VERSE 13. You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but the LORD helped me.

 

VERSE 14. The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation [yeshu`ah].

 

VERSE 15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

right hand. The Bible often mentions “the right hand” of God. That is a position of power and honor. We believe it refers to Jesus Christ. More verses about the right hand.

 

VERSE 16. The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”

right hand. The Bible often mentions “the right hand” of God. That is a position of power and honor. We believe it refers to Jesus Christ. More verses about the right hand.

 

VERSE 17. I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works.

 

VERSE 18. The LORD has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

 

VERSE 19. Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to the LORD.

Open to me the gates of righteousness. The author is asking to be admitted into the temple.

Perhaps in the previous verses, the author was processing through the city toward the temple.

 

VERSE 20. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter into it.

the righteous will enter. What are the qualifications for entry into the temple? Psalm 15 comes to mind.

 

VERSE 21. I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation.

 

VERSE 22. The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

We humans rejected the Lord Jesus Christ and crucified him. Yet he became the foundation of God’s great work on our behalf. Read more »

 

VERSE 23. This is the LORD’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.

 

VERSE 24. This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

 

VERSE 25. Save us now, we beg you, LORD! LORD, we beg you, send prosperity now.

 

VERSE 26. Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house.

Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! This phrase was from Old Testament days. But the Lord Jesus applied it to himself, when he triumphantly arrived in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Read more »

 

VERSE 27. The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

 

VERSE 28. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

 

VERSE 29. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

 


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