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Psalms 118:21
21I will thank you, Lord, because you answered my prayer. You have rescued me.
Psalms 118:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
- New International Version (NIV)I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation.
Context of Psalms 118:21
19Open the gates of the temple! I will go in there, and I will thank the Lord. 20This is the Lord's gate. Righteous people can go in through it. I will thank you, Lord, because you answered my prayer. You have rescued me. 22The builders threw away a certain stone. But now that stone has become the most important stone at the corner of the building. 23The Lord has done this. And we can see that it is wonderful!
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:21 word by word
א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 118:21
- Psalms 22:23Everyone who serves the Lord must praise him! All Jacob's descendants must respect him! Yes, all Israel's people must worship him!
- Psalms 69:33For the Lord listens to the prayers of poor people. He does not forget to help his people when they are prisoners.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he heard me when I called to him.
- Psalms 118:14The Lord makes me strong and he takes care of me. He is the one who keeps me safe.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord makes me strong. He is the reason for my song. He is the one who has saved me. He is my God and I will praise him. He is my father's God and I will praise his name.
- Isaiah 12:2Listen! God is the one who saves me! I will continue to trust him. I will not be afraid because the Lord himself makes me strong. He keeps me safe. He rescues us from our enemies.’
- Isaiah 49:8This is what the Lord says: ‘I will answer your prayers at the time that I have chosen to help you. Yes, I will come to save you on that day. I will keep you safe, so that I can make a covenant with people through you. You will make the land safe again. People will return to live there, in places that had become empty.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21I will praise thee - He is now got within the gates, and breaks out into thanksgivings for the mercies he had received. He is become my salvation - he himself hath saved me from all mine enemies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21I will praise thee - Within thy courts. For thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation - See Psalm 118:14.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. 17-21God has restored the psalmist from death to life, so he praises the Lord publicly (see Psalm 116:6, 12–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. Whether an actual or figurative entrance into God's house be meant, the purpose of solemn praise is intimated, in which only the righteous would or could engage.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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