Let Israel now say. And is become my salvation - He has saved me. 132f. Psalm 118:1-4. my Saviour. And declare the works of the LORD. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. Study the bible online using commentary on Psalm 118 and more! Jacob Alting. עזּי (in MSS also written עזּי) is a collateral form of עזּי (Ew. Psalm 118:24 This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Commentary, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Amanda Benckhuysen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015. Chapter 118 It is probable that David penned this psalm when he had, after many a story, weathered his point at last, and gained a full possession of the kingdom to which he had been anointed. There is no ground of praise in myself for anything that I have done, but all is due to him. The prophecy, Psalm 118:22, Psalm 118:23, may refer to David's preferment; but principally to Christ.1. And is become my salvation - He has saved me. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/psalms-118.html. 1859. song. The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". 1765. The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. Instead of ענני it is here pointed ענני, which also occurs in other instances not only with distinctive, but also (though not uniformly) with conjunctive accents. Israel, that it might fall (לנפּל; with reference to the pointing, vid., on Psalm 40:15); but Jahve's help would not suffer it to come to that pass. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) << Psalm 117 | Psalm 118 | Psalm 119 >> (Read all of Psalm 118) Complete Concise It is probable that David penned this psalm when he had, after many a story, weathered his point at last, and gained a full possession of the kingdom to which he had been anointed. Isaiah 43:17) describes their destruction, which takes place instantly and unexpectedly. In Psalm 118:13 the language of Israel is addressed to the hostile worldly power, as the antithesis shows. The constructions is a pregnant one (as in Psalm 22:22; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 74:7; 2 Samuel 18:19; Ezra 2:62; 2 Chronicles 32:1): He answered me by removing me to a free space (Psalm 18:20). But in the reign of Darius it again became free: Jahve showed that He disposes events and the hearts of men in favour of His people, so that out of this has grown up in the minds of His people the confident expectation of a world-subduing supremacy expressed in Psalm 118:10. In v. 28 (cf. Psalms 118:14 Context. רוממה is Milra, and therefore an adjective: victoriosa (Ew. When Matthew 26:30 and Mark 14:26 tell us that Jesus sang a hymn with His disciples at the last supper, it refers to these Hallel Psalms. The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!” I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done. It was the Lord that strengthened him, helped him, and gave him the victory. Complete Concise Chapter Contents. The כּי is that which states the ground or reason, and then becomes directly confirmatory and assuring (Psalm 128:2, Psalm 128:4), which here, after the "in the name of Jahve" that precedes it, is applied and placed just as in the oath in 1 Samuel 14:44. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". Yet the reading אמילם, like יחיתן Habakkuk 2:17, is here the better supported (vid., Gesenius, Lehrgebude, S. 177), and it has been adopted by Norzi, Heidenheim, and Baer. Luther considered verse 17 to be “a masterpiece,” and he asserted that “all the saints have sung this verse and will continue to sing … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24" The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!” I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done. Amidst such celebration of Jahve the festive procession of the dedication of the Temple has arrived at the enclosure wall of the Temple. Ver. It being in the name of the Lord the enemies of the psalmist were destroyed; and having obtained help of him when sore thrust at, he gives him all the glory, and ascribes nothing to himself. rā́mah, Isaiah 26:11). Trust in God shall once triumph. The clauses Psalm 118:10, Psalm 118:11, and Psalm 118:12, expressed in the perfect form, are intended more hypothetically than as describing facts. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/psalms-118.html. Try it for 30 days FREE. The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. 1874-1909. 120 d), from רמם equals רוּם like שׁומם from שׁמם. Used by Permission. Pil. He determined to recount the works of Jah; and he does so in this Psalm, wherein he dwells with love and admiration upon the splendour of Jehovah's prowess in the midst of the fight. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/psalms-118.html. salvation. Bomberg. Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things! The perfect דּעכוּ (cf. Verse 17. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". 9. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. Isaiah 12:2. (Calmet). O give thanks unto the Lord — All sorts of persons, which are expressed particularly in the next three verses, as they are mentioned in like manner and order Psalm 115:9-11, where see the notes. This psalm is the last of the six Egyptian Hallel Psalms, sung in Jesus’ day as part of the Passover ritual. BibliographyWesley, John. 24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Tools. It has its advocates even in the Talmud (B. Pesachim 117a), and signifies a boundless extent, יה expressing the highest degree of comparison, like מאפּליה in Jeremiah 2:31, the deepest darkness. "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". So we shall be saved in heaven solely because he saves us, and there, more than can be possible here, we shall say, "God is our strength and our song, and is become our salvation.". 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me. Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. Psalm 118:9 "[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes." It thrust, yea thrust (inf. It is good to trust in the Lord. The Lord is my strength and song - He is the source of strength to me; and he is the subject of my praise. "E.W. The word yields a simpler sense, too, as adject. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/psalms-118.html. The Targum is, "in … כּל־גּוים signifies, as in Psalm 117:1, the heathen of every kind. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/psalms-118.html. Psalm 118:14 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 118:14, NIV: "The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation." Psalms 118:14 - The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. 1870. Psa 118:14 - The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. is my strength. Psalm 118:14 (like Isaiah 12:2) is taken from Exodus 15:2. Then you will remember the words when God wants to speak to you through them! 1 of 1. "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". BibliographyTrapp, John. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/psalms-118.html. דּברים (in the Aramaic and Arabic with )ז are both bees and wasps, which make themselves especially troublesome in harvest time. 12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. (19-29) Commentary on Psalm 118:1-18 (Read Psalm 118:1-18). Psalm 118:5, Psalm 94:12), but still with moderation (Isaiah 27:7.). The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. Examples are Saint Augustine and Martin Luther. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/psalms-118.html. His humiliation; he is the Stone which the builders refused: they would go … BibliographyBeza, Theodore. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. Psalm 118 concludes a run of psalms (Psalms 113-118) known as the Egyptian … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24" "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". Psalms 118 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Psalms 118:17. It is not the part. He has not suffered Israel to fall a prey to death, but reserved it for its high vocation, that it may see the mighty deeds of God and proclaim them to all the world. The Lord has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death. Finding the new version too difficult to understand? While there is a testimony for God to be borne by us to any one, it is certain that we shall not be hurried from the land of the living. Verse 14. Commentary, Psalm 118:14-29, Liliana Reza, A Plain Account 2016 "The truth that is consistently displayed in Psalm 118 is that there is life, powerful victory and unending abundance of goodness in our Lord and Saviour." https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/psalms-118.html. 15:2a); the same quote is found in Isa 12:2. The LORD my strength and song, my strength while I was in the conflict, my song now that it is ended; my strength against the strong, and my song over their defeat. (f) In that he was delivered, it came not from himself, not from the power of man, but only from God's favour, therefore he will praise him. Psalm 117 Psalm 119 ... Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. The Targum and Jerome, however, render it as we do; it is highly improbable that in one and the same verse the divine name should not be intended to be used in the same force of meaning. "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". The early church found in Psalm 118 the words of Jesus who remembered his suffering and persecution during Holy Week and who gave thanks for deliverance from the grave on Easter. In that passage it is still more clear than in the passage before us that by the Beth of בּעזרי Jahve is not meant to be designated as unus e multis, but as a helper who outweighs the greatest multitude of helpers. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/psalms-118.html. Psalm 118:14-24. I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord. Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things! Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for Him Who saves = my Saviour. (1-18) The coming of Christ in his kingdom. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/psalms-118.html. 1905. (cf. Psalm 118:14, NASB: "The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation." It was Martin Luther’s favorite — “My own beloved psalm,” as he put it. I live because he preserved me. עזּי (in MSS also written עזּי) is a collateral form of עזּי (Ew. Both lines end with יהּ; nevertheless the reading במּרחביה is attested by the Masora (vid., Baer's Psalterium, pp. Psalms 118:14 The LORD [is] my strength and song, and is become my salvation. Read Psalm 118 commentary using The Treasury of David. "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". BibliographyEllicott, Charles John. Psalm 118 was the psalm that some great Christians loved best of all the psalms. The Jewish people had experienced this helpful succour of Jahve in opposition to the persecutions of the Samaritans and the satraps during the building of the Temple; and had at the same time learned what is expressed in Psalm 118:7-8 (cf. Psalm 118:14-29 God is our salvation, and this is our song. [25 Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". The suffix of אמילם (from מוּל equals מלל, to hew down, cut in pieces) is the same as in Exodus 29:30; Exodus 2:17, and also beside a conjunctive accent in Psalm 74:8. Compare Psalms 118:21. altar ~ part of the *temple. Exodus 15:2. 255, a), and here signifies the lofty self-consciousness which is united with the possession of power: pride and its expression an exclamation of joy. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. and is become my salvation; the author of temporal, spiritual, and eternal salvation; which the psalmist saw his interest in, and was assured of, and therefore sung praise on that account; see Exodus 15:2. ), instead of בּמּרחב יהּ. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. (Note: Hitzig on Proverbs 8:22 considers the pointing קנני to be occasioned by Dech, and in fact ענני in the passage before us has Tarcha, and in 1 Samuel 28:15 Munach; but in the passage before us, if we read במרחביה as one word according to the Masora, ענני is rather to be accented with Mugrash; and in 1 Samuel 28:15 the reading ענני is found side by side with ענני (e.g., in Bibl. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. The Pual points to the punishing power that comes upon them: they are extinguished (exstinguuntur) like a fire of thorns, the crackling flame of which expires as quickly as it has blazed up (Psalm 58:10). The right hand of the Lord is exalted; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. The Lord is my strength and song] i.e. Psa 118:14. The figure of the bees is taken from Deuteronomy 1:44. Go to. "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". The Lord is my strength—Borrowed from the song at the Red Sea. 1865-1868. Psalms 118:14. The Lord is the author and giver of strength, natural and spiritual; he is the "strength" of the hearts and lives of his people, and of their salvation; and therefore is their "song", the matter of it: they sing of his nature and perfections, of his works of providence and grace, of his righteousness and salvation, as follows: and is become my salvation; the author of temporal, spiritual, and eternal salvation; which the psalmist saw his interest in, and was assured of, and therefore sung praise on that account; see Exodus 15:2. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. The Biblical Illustrator. The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. Psalm 118 is the psalm of psalms for the Easter season. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for the theme of the song. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. ... Bible Commentaries Text Commentaries Audio & Video Commentaries Bible Reference Harmony of the Gospels Encyclopedias / Dictionaries Introductions to the Bible Topical Indexes Charts and Outlines Timelines Maps / Images Hebrew / Greek Grammars. Psalm 56:1-13 (Psalm 56:10; Psalm 56:5, Psalm 56:12) echoes in Psalm 118:6; and in Psalm 118:7 Psalm 54:1-7 (Psalm 54:6) is in the mind of the later poet. Word List. And in general, as Redslob has demonstrated, כּי has not originally a relative, but a positive (determining) signification, כ being just as much a demonstrative sound as ד, ז, שׁ, and ת (cf. 255, a), and here signifies the lofty self-consciousness which is united with the possession of power: pride and its expression an exclamation of joy. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. “Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,” … Learn more Start my trial Back . "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". It is not its own strength that avails for Israel's exultation of victory, but the energy of the right hand of Jahve. Concerning זמרת vid., on Psalm 16:6. Psalm 118:14 (like Isaiah 12:2) is taken from Exodus 15:2. The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. Psalm 118:14, ESV: "The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". Of this, he says he is secure; this the word asserts. “This group is necessarily of special interest to us because in all probability, these psalms were sung by our Lord and His disciples on that dark night in which He was betrayed.” (G. Campbell Morgan) The power of recovery. The Lord [is] my strength and song It being in the name of the Lord the enemies of the psalmist were destroyed; and having obtained help of him when sore thrust at, he gives him all the glory, and ascribes nothing to himself. 14. (Note: Vid., Baer's Thorath Emeth, p. 7 note, and p. 21, end of note 1.). Ps 118:14-15, "Because God had become his salvation, "and "the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly." 255, a), and here signifies the lofty self-consciousness which is united with the possession of power: pride and its expression an exclamation of joy. 10), as in Hosea 4:18; Habakkuk 1:5; Zephaniah 2:1, and frequently. ἐκεῖ, ἐκεῖνος, κει'νος, ecce, hic, illic, with the Doric τηνεί, τῆνος). Psalm 118 is the 118th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 1909-1922. This buoyant and hopeful language is obviously in place on Easter Day. I live because he preserved me. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/psalms-118.html. We know that the Psalms are essentially songs full of a variety of expressions or prayers including questions of doubts, 1685. Psalm 118 has been and is an extraordinarily important psalm in the history of Judaism and Christianity. (14) Thou hast.—Better, Thou didst thrust and thrust at me. "By *heart" means "without looking at the words". I give thy law the preference, Psalm xviii. The truth that is consistently displayed in Psalm 118 is that there is life, powerful victory and unending abundance of goodness in our Lord and Saviour. Like them, learn to say some of the verses by *heart. 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord ’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". that his loving kindness endures forever. The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 67, rem. O Lord, we beseech you, give us success! 1999. Exod. The notion of compassing round about is heightened in Psalm 118:11 by the juxtaposition of two forms of the same verb (Ges. 1599-1645. 1521). BibliographyGill, John. BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. 14. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". Being come to the brink of the abyss, Israel is become anew sure of its immortality through Him. Riches. 11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. - Verse-by-Verse Commentary "Commentary on Psalms 118:14". The perfect is here set out in relief as a hypothetical tense by the following future. Psalm 146:3), that trust in Jahve (for which חסה ב is the proper word) proves true, and trust in men, on the contrary, and especially in princes, is deceptive; for under Pseudo-Smerdis the work, begun under Cyrus, and represented as open to suspicion even in the reign of Cambyses, was interdicted. Even the lxx appears to have read מרחביה thus as one word (εἰς πλατυσμόν, Symmachus εἰς εὐρυχωρίαν). So we shall be saved in heaven solely because he saves us, and there, more than can be possible here, we shall say, “God is our strength and our song, and is become our salvation.”. The words "unto (as far as) the horns of the altar" have the principal accent. My strength and song; the author of my strength, and therefore the just object of my song and praise. Let Israel — After the flesh, all the tribes and people of Israel, except the Levites. Therefore the song at the Red Sea is revived in the heart and mouth of Israel. intens.) Hosea 11:7), since the rejection of the participial Mem occurs in connection with Poal and Pual, but not elsewhere with Pilel (רומם equals מרומם from רוּם). Psalm 118:14 (like Isaiah 12:2) is taken from Exodus 15:2. "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". Nevertheless צרפתני Psalm 17:3, and הרני Job 30:19 (according to Kimchi's Michlol, 30a), beside Mercha, show that the pointing beside conjunctive as beside disjunctive accents wavers between a& and a4, although a4 is properly only justified beside disjunctive accents, and צוּני also really only occurs in pause.). 118:14 "The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation" Psalm 118:14 and 15 reflect the song of victory which was sung after the crossing of the Red Sea (cf. Psalm 118:14, KJV: "The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation." עזּי (in MSS also written עזּי) is a collateral form of עזּי (Ew. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. Learn more. The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. Concerning זמרת vid., on Psalm 16:6. Psalm 118 is the customary Psalm for the Isru-chag of all מועדים.) My salvation, i.e. John Trapp Complete Commentary. Verses 19-29. The matter of my song, and mean of my joy. As at that time, the cry of exultation and of salvation (i.e., of deliverance and of victory) is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of Jahve - they sing - עשׂה חיל (Numbers 24:18), practises valour, proves itself energetic, gains (maintains) the victory. "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". participle Kal; romēmā́h is only the fuller form for ramā́h, Exodus 14:8 (cf. On what foundation does he rest? God has, it is true, most severely chastened it (יסּרנּי with the suffix anni as in Genesis 30:6, and יהּ with the emphatic Dagesh, which neither reduplicates nor connects, cf. The psalms of the Egyptian Hallel were sung as part of the Passover ceremony, with 113-114 sung before the meal and 115-118 after the meal. NOTE - See also verse by verse commentary on Psalm 118. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. This sudden change of person and challenge of the foes themselves is very dramatic. (Spurgeon, C. H. Lectures to my Students: Commenting and Commentaries)Rosscup adds: This is one of the more thorough older exegetical works on the Hebrew …