Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Peter 2:7

"For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;" — 1 Peter 2:7 (ASV)

To you therefore who believe he is precious: He is preciousness, he is an honour, he is everything that is glorious to you.

You can never think highly enough of him, or speak well enough concerning him. All the rest of the world may disallow him, but to you he is precious.

Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

Here Peter quotes from Psalm 118. What reverence these inspired men had for the inspired Book! The Spirit of God could have spoken fresh words if he had pleased, but, as if he meant to honour above everything else the Book which he had himself inspired, he moved Peter to quote the ancient prophet and psalmist in confirmation of what he was writing.

To you therefore who believe he is precious:

"He is an honour—he is your honour, your glory, your boast." It is an honourable thing to be a believer in a Lord so glorious as he is, in a gospel so reasonable as his gospel is, in promises so certain of fulfillment as his promises are, in an atonement so effectual as his atonement is, and in a Master so omnipotent as he is: To you therefore who believe he is an honour: