Psalms 118:23

This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD’s	יְ֭הוָה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
marvellous	נִפְלָ֣את nif.Lat	H6381	properly · verb, niphal active participle, feminine singular absolute
eyes	בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ be.'ei.Nei.nu	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Job 5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Acts 13:41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare…
Ephesians 1:19-22 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took kno…
Acts 5:31-32 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 2:32-36 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
Acts 3:14-15 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

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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 118:23

This is the Lord's doing,.... This stone is from the Lord, Genesis 49:24; it is of his choosing, appointing, and laying: the rejection of it by the builders is through his permission and will; they did no other things than what his hand and counsel determined should be done, Acts 2:23; and the exaltation of it, or the making it the head of the corner, was of him; he highly exalted him at his right hand, above every name, creature, and thing; it is marvellous in our eyes; the stone itself is wonderful to look at, for its beauty, strength, and usefulness; the wisdom, love, care, and power of God, in laying it, are astonishing; the distinguishing grace of God in selecting some stones out of th…

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John Calvin on Psalms 118:22-26

Psalm 118:22-26 22. The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. [393] 23. This was done by Jehovah; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24. This is the day which Jehovah made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 25. I beseech thee, O Jehovah! save me; I beseech thee, I beseech thee, O Jehovah! give prosperity, I beseech thee. 26. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of Jehovah: we bless you out of the house of Jehovah. 22 The stone which the builders rejected In these words David boldly pours contempt on the calumnies with which he was unjustly and undeservedly assailed. As there was something ominous in his being condemned by the entire assemblage of the nobles, and all…

The Church Fathers

"By the Lord was it made unto it" [Psalm 118:23]: that is, it is made into the head stone of the corner by the Lord. For although He would not have become this, had He not suffered: yet He became not this through those from whom He suffered. For they who were building, refused Him: but in the edifice which the Lord was secretly raising, that was made the head stone of the corner which they rejected. "And it is marvellous in our eyes:" in the eyes of the inner man, in the eyes of those that believe, those that hope, those that love; not in the carnal eyes of those who, through scorning Him as if He were a man, rejected Him.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 118

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Dictionary and topics

Corner — The angle of a house (Job 1:19) or a street (Prov. 7:8). “Corners” in Neh. 9:22 denotes the various districts of the promised land allotted to the Israelites. In Num. 24:17, the “corners of Moab”…
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…
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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 118:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:19–end

John Gill on Psalms 118:23

John Calvin on Psalms 118:22-26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 118:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:19–end

John Gill on Psalms 118:23

John Calvin on Psalms 118:22-26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 118:19–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 118:22-24

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 118:23