RRB notes: Psalm 118
Psalms 118 KJV
1. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
3. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
4. Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
5. I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. [a]
[a] Psa. 18:18-19.
6. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
7. The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
8. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. [1]
[1] Before computers, this verse was regarded as the middle verse in the Bible. If it is, then the two center words in the Bible are “the LORD.”
9. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
10. All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. [b]
[b] Isa. 29:8, 60:11; Zech. 12:2-4, 9, 14:2-3.
11. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. [c]
[c] Martin Luther’s favorite “life verse.”
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.
13. Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: [d] but the LORD helped me.
[d] The Tribulation (Lam. 3:52).
14. The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. [e]
[e] Vss. 15-16 are Second Advent references (see note on Ezra 7:28).
16. The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
17. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
18. The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
19. Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
20. This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
21. I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
22. The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. [2]
[2] The verse is quoted five times in the New Testament (Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:7); that’s more attention than is given to the Virgin Birth or Ascension of Christ. Notice that both Advents appear together in this verse. “The stone” is the crushing stone of Daniel 2:34, which takes place at the Second Advent. Yet at the First Advent, that stone is a “stumbling stone” for the nation of Israel (Isa. 8:13-14; Matt. 21:44; Rom. 9:32-33).
23. This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
24. This is the day which the LORD hath made; [3] we will rejoice and be glad in it.
[3] Most pastors have gotten rid of the Second Coming of Christ here and in Revelation 1:10 by making the “day” of both passages Sunday. The “day” is the greatest day on God’s calendar, for it is the “day” when His Son gets what rightfully belongs to Him (vs. 22). It has nothing to do with Sunday or any other day of the week.
25. Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: [f] we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
[f] The key to the Second Advent according to Jesus Christ (Matt. 23:39).
27. God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. [g]
[g] Millennial Temple (Ezek. 43:21-25, 45:15-25, 46:15; Col. 2:16-17; Matt. 5:23-24).
28. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
29. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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Note on Ezra 7:28 KJV
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God [6] was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
[6] Notice the expression, “the hand of . . . God,” used here as it is found again in Ezra 8:18, 22. The “right hand of God” is used many times in the Bible to represent Jesus Christ Himself (Psa. 17:7, 20:6, 21:8, 45:4, 48:10, 108:6, 110:5, 138:7, etc.).
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