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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 .

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  • AllahMu Benteng Yang Teguh [KJ.250a]
  • AllahMu Benteng Yang Teguh [KJ.250b]
  • Bersyukur kepada Tuhan [KJ.299]
  • Tabuh Gendang [KJ.292]
  • [Psa 118:1] Give Thanks
  • [Psa 118:1] Give Thanks Unto The Lord, Jehovah
  • [Psa 118:1] O Praise The Lord, For He Is Good (118)

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • The messianic psalms are perhaps the most commonly known type. They predict the coming of a messiah. Franz Delitzsch broke these psalms down into five kinds. The first is the purely prophetic, which predicts that a future Dav...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110; 122; 124; 131; 133; 138-145), Solomon wrote one (127), and the remaining 28 are anonymous. Psalms 113-118 compose the so-called Egyptian...
  • Psalms 113-118 constitute the Egyptian Hallel(lit. praise, cf. Hallelujah). Hallelis the imperative singular and is a command to praise. The Hallelwas a collection of psalms the Jews sang at the three yearly feasts that all t...
  • This is the last in this series of Hallelpsalms (Pss. 113-118). Psalm 136 is also a Hallelpsalm. Psalm 118 describes a festal procession to the temple to praise and sacrifice to the Lord. The subject is God's loyal love for H...
  • 118:5-9 The writer gave personal testimony to God's delivering him in answer to prayer. Setting him in "a large place"(v. 5, NASB) pictures freedom to move about without constraint. Since God was with him he did not need to f...
  • 118:22-24 The psalmist seems to have been comparing himself to the stone that the builders (his adversaries) had rejected in view of the preceding context (cf. v. 18). The imagery is common. Whenever builders construct a ston...
  • This psalm is the "Great Hallel"that the Israelites sang at Passover when they celebrated the Exodus. The other hallelpsalms are 113-118. This psalm is unique because it repeats the same refrain in each verse. The Israelites ...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • Matthew and Mark's accounts of this event are similar, but Paul's is more like Luke's.14:22 The bread Jesus ate would have been the unleavened bread that the Jews used in the Passover meal. The blessing Jesus pronounced was a...
  • Having announced His departure Jesus proceeded to offer the Holy Spirit for those who believed on Him (cf. chs. 14-16).7:37 The feast of Tabernacles lasted seven days (cf. Deut. 16:13). However the day following the feast was...
  • The importance of this incident in Jesus' ministry is evident from the fact that all four Gospel evangelists recorded it. Matthew and Mark placed this event before Mary's anointing of Jesus in Simon's house (vv. 1-8). However...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • There are probably two, both referring to later additions to the ceremonies. One is in John 7:37. We learn from the Talmud that on each of the seven days (and according to one Rabbi on the eighth also) a priest went down to S...
  • On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet Him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that come...
  • He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6. So that we may boldly say. The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.'--Heb. 13:5-6.HE hath said'; we may, say.' So, then, here are two vo...
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