New English Translation
Psalms 118:24
24This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.
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 which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone. 23This is the Lord’s work. We consider it amazing! This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it. 25Please Lord, deliver! Please Lord, grant us success! 26May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord’s temple.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:24 word by word
זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 118:24
- Zechariah 3:9As for the stone I have set before Joshua – on the one stone there are seven eyes. I am about to engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord who rules over all, ‘to the effect that I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
- Matthew 28:1Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
- John 20:19On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
- Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.
- Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
- Psalms 84:10Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.
- 1 Kings 8:66On the fifteenth day after the festival started, he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king and then went to their homes, happy and content because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 20:26On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, where they praised the Lord. So that place is called the Valley of Berachah to this very day.
- Nehemiah 8:10He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the lord is your strength.”
- Isaiah 58:13You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord’s holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.
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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