Psalms 118:25

Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Save	הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה ho.Shi.'Ah	H3467	properly · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he
beseech	אָנָּ֣א 'a.Na'	H577	oh now! · interjection
LORD	יְ֭הוָה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
beseech	אָֽנָּ֥א 'a.Na'	H577	oh now! · interjection
prosperity	הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה hatz.Li.Chah	H6743	to push forward · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he

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 90:17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish th…
Psalms 20:9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
Psalms 69:13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salv…
Psalms 22:21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Psalms 69:1 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

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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 118:25

Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord,.... Or, "we beseech thee"; for they are the words of the people, wishing all health and happiness to their king; and it is as if they had said, "vivat rex", that is, "let the king live", or, "God save the King": and no doubt these words were used by the people, when all the tribes united and made David king over all Israel, and when he became the head of the corner; which was attended with the shouts and acclamations of the people, expressing themselves after this manner, And certain it is that these words were used by the followers of Christ, and applied to him, when he made his public entry into Jerusalem, crying, "hosanna" to the son of David. The word "h…

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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

"Save me now, O Lord: prosper Thou well my way, O Lord" [Psalm 118:25]. Because it is the day of Salvation, "save me:" because we, returning from a long pilgrimage, are separated from those who hated peace, with whom we were peaceful, and who, when we spoke to them, made war upon us without a cause; "prosper well our way" as we return, since You have become our Way.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 118

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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…
Hosanna — Save now! or Save, we beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp. Ps. 118:25.)
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…
Feast Of Tabernacles, The · Customs observed at: Singing hosannas — Customs observed at: Singing hosannas

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 118:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:19–end

John Gill on Psalms 118:25

John Calvin on Psalms 118:22-26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 118:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:19–end

John Gill on Psalms 118:25

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 118:25-29

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 118:25