Psalms 118:21

I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
praise	א֭וֹדְךָ 'od.kha	H3034	physically · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
heard	עֲנִיתָ֑נִי 'a.ni.Ta.ni	H6030	properly · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
salvation	לִֽישׁוּעָֽה Li.shu.'Ah	H3444	something saved · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 116:1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I…
Psalms 118:14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvatio…
Isaiah 49:8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and gi…
Psalms 22:23-24 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Psalms 69:33-34 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:19–end

We have here an illustrious prophecy of the humiliation and exaltation of our Lord Jesus, his sufferings, and the glory that should follow. Peter thus applies it directly to the chief priests and scribes, and none of them could charge him with misapplying it, Act 4:11. Now observe here, I. The preface with which this precious prophecy is introduced, Psa 118:19-21. 1. The psalmist desires admission into the sanctuary of God, there to celebrate the glory of him that cometh in the name of the Lord: Open to me the gates of righteousness. So the temple-gates are called, because they were shut against the uncircumcised, and forbade the stranger to come nigh, as the sacrifices there offered are cal…

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John Gill on Psalms 118:21

I will praise thee, for thou hast heard me,.... Here the psalmist reassumes his part in this song, and determines to praise the Lord for hearing him when in distress, and when he was encompassed with his enemies, and for delivering him out of their hands; and art become my salvation; the author of it, and therefore deserving of praise; and who is no other than the Messiah Jesus, who is described in the next verse.

John Calvin on Psalms 118:15-21

Psalm 118:15-21 15. The voice of shouting and salvation is in the tabernacles of the just: the right hand of Jehovah hath done valiantly. 16. The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah hath done valiantly. 17. I shall not die, yea, I shall live, and speak of the works of God. 18. God chastising has chastised me; but he did not deliver me unto death. 19. Open to me the gates of righteousness; and having entered into them, I will praise God. 20. This is the gate of Jehovah, the just shall enter into it. 21. I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me, and hast been my salvation. 15. The voice of shouting and salvation is in the tabernacles of the just. He affirms that…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 118:19–end

The Church Fathers

"I will confess unto You, O Lord, for You have heard me, and have become my salvation" [Psalm 118:21]. How often is that confession proved to be one of praise, that does not point out wounds to the physician, but gives thanks for the health it has received. But the Physician Himself is the Salvation.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 118

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Hallel — Praise, the name given to the group of Psalms 113-118, which are preeminently psalms of praise. It is called “The Egyptian Hallel,” because it was chanted in the temple whilst the Passover lambs were…
Temple, the Second — After the return from captivity, under Zerubbabel (q.v.) and the high priest Jeshua, arrangements were almost immediately made to reorganize the long-desolated kingdom. The body of pilgrims, forming…
Praise · Is due to God on account of: Answering prayer — Is due to God on account of: Answering prayer
Prayer, Answers To · Saints: Praise God for — Saints: Praise God for

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 118:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:19–end

John Gill on Psalms 118:21

John Calvin on Psalms 118:15-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 118:19–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 118:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:19–end

John Gill on Psalms 118:21

John Calvin on Psalms 118:15-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 118:19–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 118:17-21

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 118:21