118:8Pilots put confidence in their planes. Commuters place confidence in trains, cars, or buses. Each day we must put our confidence in something or someone. If you are willing to trust a plane or car to get you to your destination, are you willing to trust God to guide you here on earth and to your eternal destination? Do you trust him more than any human being? How futile it is to trust anything or anyone more than God.
Life Application Study BiblePsalmsChapter 118
Psalm 118
New Living Translation · Life Application Study Bible · Original pages: 968, 969
118Psalm 118
1His faithful love endures forever.
2Let all Israel repeat:“His faithful love endures forever.”
3Let Aaron's descendants, the priests, repeat:“His faithful love endures forever.”
4Let all who fear the LORD repeat:“His faithful love endures forever.”
5In my distress I prayed to the LORD,and the LORD answered me and set me free.
6The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear.What can mere people do to me?
7Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me.I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
8It is better to take refuge in the LORDthan to trust in people.
9It is better to take refuge in the LORDthan to trust in princes.
10Though hostile nations surrounded me,I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.
11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.
12They swarmed around me like bees;they blazed against me like a crackling fire.But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.
13My enemies did their best to kill me,but the LORD rescued me.
14The LORD is my strength and my song;he has given me victory.
15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!
16The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph.The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!
17Twill not die; instead, I will liveto tell what the LORD has done.
18The LORD has punished me severely,but he did not let me die.
19Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,and I will go in and thank the LORD.
20These gates lead to the presence of the LORD,and the godly enter there.
21I thank you for answering my prayerand giving me victory!
22The stone that the builders rejectedhas now become the cornerstone.
23This is the LORD’s doing,and it is wonderful to see.
24This is the day the LORD has made.We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25Please, LORD, please save us.Please, LORD, please give us success.
26Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lor.We bless you from the house of the LORD.
27The LORD is God, shining upon us.Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.
28You are my God, and I will praise you!You are my God, and I will exalt you!
29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!His faithful love endures forever.Theme: God's word is true and wonderful. Stay true to God and his word no matterhow bad the world becomes. Obedience to God's laws is the only way to achieve realhappiness.Author: Anonymous, some suggest Ezra the priest
Life Application Notes 3 notes
118:22,23Jesus referred to this verse when he spoke of being rejected by his own people (Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10, 11; Luke 20:17). Although he was rejected, Jesus is now the “cornerstone,” the most important part of the church (Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:6, 7). The cornerstone is the foundation stone, holding the structure together.
118:24There are days when the last thing we want to do is rejoice. Our mood is down, our situation is out of hand, and our sorrow or guilt is overwhelming. We can relate to the writers of the psalms who often felt this way. But no matter how low the writers felt, they were always honest with God. And as they talked to God, their prayers ended in praise. When you don't feel like rejoicing, tell God how you truly feel. You will find that God will give you a reason to rejoice. God has given you this day to live and to serve him—be glad!
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118:22 Matt 21:42 Mark 12:10-11 tLuke 20:17 tActs 4:11 +1 Pet 2:7 118:23 tMatt 21:42 tMark 42:14 118:26 tMatt 21:9 tMark 11:9 tLuke 13:35; 19:38 tdohn 12:13 118:27 1 Pet2:9 118.26 Exod 15:2 |sa 25:1
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119 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; there are twenty-two stanzas, one for each successive tetter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each of the eight verses within each stanza begins with the Hebrew letter named in its heading.