Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 118
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Psalms 118
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Psalms 118
"Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. Let Israel now say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. Let them now that fear Jehovah say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever." — Psalms 118:1-4 (ASV)
Compare Psalms 115:9-13, where a similar choral arrangement is found.
"Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me [and set me] in a large place." — Psalms 118:5 (ASV)
I called. —Better: out of the distress I cried to Jah; answered me, with freedom, Jah. The meaning of the last clause (literally, with room. Compare: “Ay, marry, now my soul has elbow-room”—King John) is determined by the parallelism of Psalm 18:19.
The versions read “freedom of Jah,” i.e., boundless freedom.
"Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?" — Psalms 118:6 (ASV)
A reminiscence of Psalms 56:9-11.
"Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me." — Psalms 118:7 (ASV)
Made up of Psalm 54:4-7, where you can see the Notes.
"It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes." — Psalms 118:9 (ASV)
Trust. —The word constantly used of the security the Israelite found in his relation to Jehovah. The meaning here is apparently, “Fidelity to the covenant is better than alliance with foreign princes,” though, of course, the larger sense, in which the words are applicable to all men, may be read into the words.
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