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The Chief Cornerstone Psalm 118 does not name an author in its title, but there is reason to believe it was King David, the Sweet Psalmist of Israel. Ezra 3:10-11 suggests that Psalm 118 was sung at the founding of the second temple, and when they sang it, they attributed it to David (“according to the ordinance of David king of Israel,” Ezra 3:10).
Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 118:5. I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. Psalm 118:5-9. 5. I called upon God in my distress, and God heard me, by setting me at large. 6. Jehovah is with me: I will not fear what man may do unto me.
Psalm 118. AUTHOR AND SUBJECT. —In the book Ezr 3:10-11, we read that "when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise he Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. And they sang together by course in ...
Aug 14, 2018 · • Psalm 118 is the middle chapter of the entire Bible. • Psalm 117, before Psalm 118 is the shortest chapter in the Bible. • Psalm 119, after Psalm 118 is the longest chapter in the Bible. • The Bible has 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and 594 chapters after Psalm 118. • If you add up all the chapters except Psalm 118, you get a total ...
Apr 23, 2013 · We’ll look at it in four sections. 1. Because salvation is our greatest need, God’s lovingkindness should be our continual song of praise (118:1-4). The opening and closing verses of the psalm are identical and state the theme, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting.”.
This Psalm most probably was composed by David, when the civil wars between the houses of Saul and David were ended, and David was newly settled in the kingdom of all Israel, and had newly brought up the ark of God to his royal city, But though this was the occasion, yet David, or at least the Spirit of God, which indited this Psalm, had a further reach and higher design in it, and especially ...
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In singing this psalm we must glorify God for his goodness, his goodness to us, and especially his goodness to us in Jesus Christ. Psa 118:1-18. It appears here, as often as elsewhere, that David had his heart full of the goodness of God. He loved to think of it, loved to speak of it, and was very solicitous that God might have the praise of it ...
