Psalm 118
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- Reading the Texts:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XLVIII of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
- Chapter VI of the Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130)
- IV.XXXIII.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XIV, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- I.7, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.7, I.27, III.4, IV.11, VI.8, VI.16, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- II.19, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 208)
- IV.15, IV.27, IV.35, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- V.14, V.17, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter XVII, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- II.V.4, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- V.II, V.XXI, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- VI.XXXVI, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Part 40, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
- From Augustine's Exposition on the Psalms.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Gratitude for Deliverance from the Grave," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1892.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary, Psalm 118 | Dr. Stephen Riley | School of Theology and Christian Ministry, NNU | A Plain Account 2016
- "The opening and closing verses call Israel to give thanks to God because of God's covenant faithfulness. The Hebrew word used at the end of the refrain in verses 1-4 and 29 is hesed. The word is often translated as "steadfast" or "everlasting love." However, it really means something more like God's promise to fulfill the covenant toward Israel is completely trustworthy."
- Commentary, Psalm 118:14-29, Liliana Reza, A Plain Account 2016
- "The truth that is consistently displayed in Psalm 118 is that there is life, powerful victory and unending abundance of goodness in our Lord and Saviour."
- Commentary, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Amanda Benckhuysen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "The psalm is bursting with exuberance and joy, the language barely adequate to the task of conveying the wonder of what God has done."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Stan Mast, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Commentary, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Libby Tedder Hugus, A Plain Account 2016
- Pulpit Fiction, podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "Psalm 118 is the last psalm in a group of six psalms in Book Five known as the “the Egyptian Hallel� (Psalms 113-118), psalms that are used in present-day Jewish life at the Passover meal on the eighth day of that annual spring celebration. "
- "Theology's Greatest Hits," John C Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2015.
- "'God's chesed endures forever.' That is all we need to know, and that fact underlies all dealings with this God, even when the one we call Christ rides into Jerusalem to his terrible death and his glorious victory over death.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2015.
- Commentary, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, J. Clinton McCann, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- "What a difference it would make if we were to view our lives and livelihoods not as something we achieve (note our preoccupation with “making a living�), but rather as a gift we receive. "
- "Stop Dying!" Faith Element, 2014.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2015.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:14-29, Easter 2C, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Easter Sunday C, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Palm Sunday C, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
- Commentary, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Shauna Hannan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "Given that the occasion of this Sunday is so prominent (as it should be), we will inevitably end up interpreting this Psalm through the lens of Easter resurrection."
- The Timeless Psalms: 118:1-2, 14-24, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2011.
- "God's Good and Steadfast Love: Reflections on the Easter Psalms," John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2011.
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Commentary, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Nancy Koester, Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "On Easter Sunday, the church proclaims, 'O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!' (Psalm 118:1)."
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The Old Testament Readings:
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-29,
Palm Sunday /
Easter Day, The Old Testament
Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "This psalm, chosen for the celebration of Palm Sunday, is appropriately a psalm of thanksgiving and celebration, befitting Jesus? entry into Jerusalem. It had strong connections with the Easter season in the early church and its use in early Christian theology. It is also the psalm set for Easter Day."
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Desert Scribblings, Easter Sunday, Geoff McElroy, Desert
Scribblings.
- "The powers of this world that dominate us, sin and fear and doubt, like the power of Rome before them, are conquered and overturned. The power of death, which looms over all human beings and shadows all that we do, is shattered."
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Easter Sunday: Psalm 118:1-2, 15-24, "Come and See What God Has Done":
The Psalms of Easter, Frederick J. Gaiser, Texts in Context, Word & World,
Luther Seminary, 1987.
- "It is impossible not to venture a step or two along the road of romantic speculation when studying this psalm."
- "This Is the Day the Lord Has Made," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Psalm 118:14-29, Easter 2C, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Adams, Joanna M.,
"Good News Indeed," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Berlin, Adele,
"Psalm 118:24," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1977.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fulton, Robert C.,
"Victory from Death: What Makes the Rejects Sing!" Currents in
Theology and Mission, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gaiser, Frederic,
"'Come and See What God Has Done': The Psalms of Easter," Word &
World, 1987. (Section begins on page 209.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hals, Ronald M.,
"Expository Article: Psalm 118," Interpretation, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps on LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 70.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lacy, Graham Gordon,
"A Living Stone," Interpretation, 1952. Sermon.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Otey, Rush,
"The Psalms of Easter," Journal for Preachers, 2002. (Section for
this Psalm begins on page 5.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Petuchowski, Jakob J.,
"HOSHI'AH NA' in Psalm 118:25 -- A Prayer for Rain," Vetus
Testamentum, 1955.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rendsburg, Gary,
"Hebrew RHM = 'Rain'," Vetus Testamentum, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Washington, Harold C.,
"The Lord's Mercy Endures Forever: Toward a Post-Shoah Reading of Grace in
Hebrew Scriptures," Interpretation, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Watts, Rikk E., "The Lord's House and David's Lord:
The Psalms and Mark's Perspective on Jesus and the Temple," Biblical
Interpretation, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Adams, Joanna M.,
"Good News Indeed," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Palm/Passion Sunday, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2014. Holy Week Passports. 2011.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," April, 13, 2014, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Brother Sun, Sister Moon reimagined by Katherine Paterson, Matthew 21:1-11 and Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park. 2011.
- "There Are Glad Songs of Victory in the Tents of God's People," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "March with Palm Branches All the Way to the Altar," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Psalm 118:6 (coloring page), Psalm 118:6 (activity sheet), memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories.
- Drama:
- "Take My Hand," Joanne Miller, dramatix.
- Liturgy:
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2015.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Easter Sunday A, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Palm Sunday C, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
- The Timeless Psalms: 118:1-2, 14-24, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2011.
- Responsive Liturgical Paraphrase at The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Psalm 118:22, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- The Seedbed Psalter, with selected tunes for singing.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 118. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- Hymn selections, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- "Christ Has Died and Christ is Risen," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
- "Give your Thanks to God," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
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Psalm Settings by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
- Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, three settings
- Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 set to He Leadeth Me (LMD)
- Psalm 118:14-29 set to Maryton (LM)
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Psalms
