←Psalm 118→BSB

In This Chapter 4 people 54 terms 2 resources

People

Israel 2 Aaron 2 Jacob (Patriarch) Jeshurun (Israel)

Key Terms

To Acknowledge 18 Kindness (Solidarity) 15 To Cause to Be Circumsized 12 Seek Safety 6 Trust 6 Bless (Approval) 5 Salvation 4 Awe (State) 3 Fear 3 Save (Help) 2 Righteousness (Standard) 2 Praise Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Fear (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Seek Refugue Circumcision Circumcize Circumcision (NT) To Circumsize Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Justice (Right) Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor)

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The LORD Is on My Side

ⓘ With an exultant testimony, the psalmist gives thanks...

With an exultant testimony, the psalmist gives thanks for the Lord’s goodness and encourages others to trust in his faithful love (118:1–4, 29). This poem is the last of the Egyptian Hallel (Pss 113–118).
1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;His loving devotion endures forever.
ⓘ Israel... Aaron’s descendants... all who fear the Lord:...

Israel . . . Aaron’s descendants . . . all who fear the Lord: These three groups represent the whole of the covenant community (cp. 115:9–11; 135:19–20).
2Let Israel† say,“His loving devotion endures forever.”3Let the house of Aaron say,“His loving devotion endures forever.”4Let those who fear the LORD say,“His loving devotion endures forever.”
ⓘ The Lord alone is the psalmist’s helper.

The Lord alone is the psalmist’s helper.
5In my distress I called to the LORD,and He answered and set me free.
ⓘ The Lord is for me: Cp. Rom 8:31;...
  • The Lord is for me: Cp. Rom 8:31; Heb 13:6.
  • God’s presence cancels out the need to fear mere people (Ps 56:11). The psalmist joyfully expects God’s rescue (59:10; 112:8).
6The LORD is on my side;† I will not be afraid.What can man do to me?†7The LORD is on my side; He is my helper.Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
ⓘ Trusting in the Lord is better than placing...

Trusting in the Lord is better than placing confidence in even the most powerful human leaders (118:6; 146:3).
8It is better to take refuge in the LORDthan to trust in man.9It is better to take refuge in the LORDthan to trust in princes.
ⓘ Strength comes in the name of the Lord,...
  • Strength comes in the name of the Lord, declared by the threefold mention of the attackers, the Lord’s name, and victory.
  • Even when hostile people blazed . . . like a crackling fire, the Lord caused them to subside like burning thorns (see Isa 9:18; 10:17).
10All the nations surrounded me,but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.11They surrounded me on every side,but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.12They swarmed around me like bees,but they were extinguished like burning thorns;in the name of the LORD I cut them off.13I was pushed so hard I was falling,but the LORD helped me.
ⓘ The psalmist celebrates the victory of the Lord’s...

The psalmist celebrates the victory of the Lord’s strong right arm, which kept him from death.
14The LORD is my strength and my song,and He has become my salvation.
15Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous:“The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!16The right hand of the LORD is exalted!The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
ⓘ God has restored the psalmist from death to...

God has restored the psalmist from death to life, so he praises the Lord publicly (cp. 116:6, 12–19).
17I will not die, but I will liveand proclaim what the LORD has done.18The LORD disciplined me severely,but He has not given me over to death.
19Open to me the gates of righteousness,that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.20This is the gate of the LORD;the righteous shall enter through it.21I will give You thanks, for You have answered me,and You have become my salvation.
ⓘ The psalmist sees his own salvation as the...

The psalmist sees his own salvation as the beginning of a new day in which the Lord will do great things.
22The stone the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone.†23This is from the LORD,and it is marvelous in our eyes.†24This is the day that the LORD has made;we will rejoice and be glad in it.
ⓘ The psalmist concludes with prayer and thanksgiving, anticipating...

The psalmist concludes with prayer and thanksgiving, anticipating an even greater revelation of God’s victory and rescue.
25O LORD, save us, we pray.†We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.†From the house of the LORD we bless you.27The LORD is God;He has made His light to shine upon us.Bind the festal sacrifice with cordsto the horns of the altar.†28You are my God, and I will give You thanks.You are my God, and I will exalt You.29Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;His loving devotion endures forever.