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Text -- Psalms 118:1-18 (NET)
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Psalm 118
118:1 Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good and his loyal love endures !
118:2 Let Israel say , “Yes , his loyal love endures !”
118:3 Let the family of Aaron say , “Yes , his loyal love endures !”
118:4 Let the loyal followers of the Lord say , “Yes , his loyal love endures !”
118:5 In my distress I cried out to the Lord . The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place .
118:6 The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid ! What can people do to me?
118:7 The Lord is on my side as my helper . I look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:8 It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people .
118:9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes .
118:10 All the nations surrounded me. Indeed , in the name of the Lord I pushed them away .
118:11 They surrounded me, yes , they surrounded me. Indeed , in the name of the Lord I pushed them away .
118:12 They surrounded me like bees . But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns . Indeed , in the name of the Lord I pushed them away .
118:13 “You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down , but the Lord helped me.
118:14 The Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer .”
118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly . The Lord’s right hand conquers ,
118:16 the Lord’s right hand gives victory , the Lord’s right hand conquers .
118:17 I will not die , but live , and I will proclaim what the Lord has done .
118:18 The Lord severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Hallel |
SALVATION |
PAPYRUS |
INSPIRATION, 1-7 |
Praise |
Temple, the Second |
God |
Faith |
Bee |
OMNIPOTENCE |
CUT; CUTTING |
Thankfulness |
CONFIDENCE |
Prayer |
HAND |
Helper |
Worship |
Psalms |
Wicked |
Quotations and Allusions |
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NET Notes -> Psa 118:1; Psa 118:1; Psa 118:3; Psa 118:4; Psa 118:5; Psa 118:5; Psa 118:6; Psa 118:6; Psa 118:7; Psa 118:7; Psa 118:8; Psa 118:10; Psa 118:10; Psa 118:10; Psa 118:12; Psa 118:12; Psa 118:13; Psa 118:13; Psa 118:14; Psa 118:14; Psa 118:15; Psa 118:15; Psa 118:16; Psa 118:17; Psa 118:18
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NET Notes: Psa 118:6 The rhetorical question assumes the answer, “Nothing!” The imperfect is used in a modal sense here, indicating capability or potential. Se...
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NET Notes: Psa 118:7 Heb “among my helpers.” The preposition may indicate identity here, while the plural may be one of majesty or respect.
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NET Notes: Psa 118:8 “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject&...
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NET Notes: Psa 118:10 Traditionally the verb has been derived from מוּל (mul, “to circumcise”) and translated “[I] cut [them] off&...
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NET Notes: Psa 118:12 The point seems to be that the hostility of the nations (v. 10) is short-lived, like a fire that quickly devours thorns and then burns out. Some, atte...
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NET Notes: Psa 118:15 Heb “does valiantly.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 60:12; 108:13).
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