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Psalms 118:23
23This is of Jehovah; it is wonderful in our eyes.
Psalms 118:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
- New International Version (NIV)the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
Context of Psalms 118:23
21I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation. 22[The] stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the corner: This is of Jehovah; it is wonderful in our eyes. 24This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25Oh save, Jehovah, I beseech thee; Jehovah, I beseech thee, oh send prosperity!
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מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 118:23
- Acts 2:32This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.
- Acts 3:14But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;
- Acts 5:31Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
- Ephesians 1:19and what the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,
- Job 5:9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
- Acts 4:13But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus.
- Acts 13:41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23This is the Lord‘s doing - Margin, as in Hebrew, “This is from the Lord.” That is, It is to be traced to the Lord alone. It is not the result of human wisdom or power. The deliverance from danger - the raising up from the low condition - the change by which he who was rejected was restored to his rightful place - all this was to be traced to God alone. So it was in the case of the psalmist; so it was in the case of the Redeemer. None but God could have…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-29Verses 19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver. #(22-23), may refer to David's preferment; but principally to Christ. 1. His humiliation; he is the Stone which the builders refused: they would go on in their building without him. This proved the ruin of those who thus made light of him. Rejecters of Christ are rejected of God. 2. His exaltation; he is the chief Cornerstone in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-24The psalmist sees his own salvation as the beginning of a new day in which the Lord will do great things.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. These words are applied by Christ (Mt 21:42) to Himself, as the foundation of the Church (compare Ac 4:11; Ep 2:20; 1Pe 2:4, 7). It may here denote God's wondrous exaltation to power and influence of him whom the rulers of the nation despised. Whether (see on Psa 118:1) David or Zerubbabel (compare Hag 2:2; Zec 4:7-10) be primarily meant, there is here typically represented God's more wonderful doings in exalting Christ, crucified as an impostor…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 118
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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