Psalms 118:25

Psalms 118:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Save now, I pray, O Lord; O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.

Context of Psalms 118:25

23This 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. Oh save, Jehovah, I beseech thee; Jehovah, I beseech thee, oh send prosperity! 26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah. 27Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, — up to the horns of the altar.

Psalms 118:25 word by word

אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא׃Read the interlinear

• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Psalms 118:25

• Psalms 20:9Save, Jehovah! Let the king answer us in the day we call.
• Psalms 22:21Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.
• Psalms 90:17And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

Commentaries on Psalms 118:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Save now, I beseech thee - These words were sung by the Jews on the feast of tabernacles, when carrying green branches in their hands; and from the נא הושיעה hoshiah nna, we have the word hosanna. This was sung by the Jewish children when Christ made his public entry into Jerusalem. See Matthew 21:9; (note), and see the note there, in which the word and the circumstance are both explained.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord … - The word save here seems to be used in the general sense of imploring the divine interposition and mercy. It is a part of the word which in the New Testament is rendered “Hosanna” - save now Matthew 21:9 - and is the language which the multitudes employed when they followed the Saviour as he went from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. The language which they used on that occasion was borrowed from this psalm, and was…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. 25-29The psalmist ends with prayer and thanksgiving, anticipating an even greater revelation of God’s victory and rescue.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Save now--Hebrew, "Hosanna" (compare Psa 115:2, &c., as to now) a form of prayer (Psa 20:9), since, in our use, of praise.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 118:25

• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy

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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