New English Translation
Psalms 118:26
26May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord’s temple.
Psalms 118:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
Context of Psalms 118:26
24This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it. 25Please Lord, deliver! Please Lord, grant us success! May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord’s temple. 27The Lord is God and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar! 28You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you!
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:26 word by word
בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 118:26
- Zechariah 4:7“What are you, you great mountain? Because of Zerubbabel you will become a level plain! And he will bring forth the temple capstone with shoutings of ‘Grace! Grace!’ because of this.”
- Matthew 21:9The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
- Matthew 23:39For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
- Mark 11:9Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
- Luke 19:38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- John 12:13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!”
- Psalms 134:3May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!
- Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
Commentaries on Psalms 118:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26We have blessed you - The answer of the Levities to the king.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord - See the notes at Matthew 21:9. This is the language of those who had charge of the sanctuary, addressing him who came in the name of the Lord to present his thank-offering. It is the language of welcome; the assurance that his offering would be acceptable to God. It was applicable to the Messiah, as coming in the name of the Lord, and was so used by the multitudes Matthew 21:9, and by the Saviour himself…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. 26The one who comes in the name of the Lord brings the Lord’s complete victory (see Psalm 118:10–12). When Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem, the crowds shouted blessings. They used phrases from this verse (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9; Luke 19:38; John 12:13). Jesus quoted this passage as he wept over Jerusalem (Matthew 23:39; Luke 13:35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. he that cometh ... Lord--As above intimated, this may be applied to the visible head of the Jewish Church entering the sanctuary, as leading the procession; typically it belongs to Him of whom the phrase became an epithet (Mal 3:1; Mt 21:9).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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