God’s Word Translation
Psalms 118:24
24This is the day the Lord has made. Let’s rejoice and be glad today!
Psalms 118:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Context of Psalms 118:24
22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23The Lord is responsible for this, and it is amazing for us to see. This is the day the Lord has made. Let’s rejoice and be glad today! 25We beg you, O Lord, save us! We beg you, O Lord, give us success! 26Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the Lord’s house.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:24 word by word
זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 118:24
- Zechariah 3:9“Look at the stone I have set in front of Joshua. That one stone has seven eyes. I am engraving an inscription on it,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I will remove this land’s sin in a single day.
- Matthew 28:1After the day of rest—a holy day, as the sun rose Sunday morning, Mary from Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
- John 20:19That Sunday evening, the disciples were together behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jews. Jesus stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you!”
- Acts 20:7On Sunday we met to break bread. Paul was discussing ⌞Scripture⌟ with the people. Since he intended to leave the next day, he kept talking until midnight.
- Revelation 1:10I came under the Spirit’s power on the Lord’s day. I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet,
- Psalms 84:10One day in your courtyards is better than a thousand ⌞anywhere else⌟. I would rather stand in the entrance to my God’s house than live inside wicked people’s homes.
- 1 Kings 8:66On the eighth day he dismissed the people. They blessed the king and went to their tents. They rejoiced with cheerful hearts for all the blessings the Lord had given his servant David and his people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 20:26On the fourth day they gathered in the valley of Beracah. Because they thanked the Lord there, that place is still called the valley of Beracah [Thanks] today.
- Nehemiah 8:10Then he told them, “Go, eat rich foods, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who cannot provide for themselves. Today is a holy day for the Lord. Don’t be sad because the joy you have in the Lord is your strength.”
- Isaiah 58:13If you stop trampling on the day of rest and doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the day of rest a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, by not going out when you want, and by not talking idly,
Commentaries on Psalms 118:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24This is the day which the Lord hath made - As the Lord hath called me to triumph, this is the day which he hath appointed for that purpose. This is a gracious opportunity; I will improve it to his glory.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24This is the day which the Lord hath made - As if it were a new day, made for this very occasion; a day which the writer of the psalm did not expect to see, and which seemed therefore to have been created out of the ordinary course, and added to the other days. He was in danger of death; his days were likely to be cut off and ended, so that he should see no more. But God had spared him, and added this joyous day to his life; and it was meet that for this…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. 24This is the day that the LORD has made: The Lord's victory has begun, but it will be completed on another day (Psalm 118:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. This is the day--or period distinguished by God's favor of all others.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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