Psalms 118:101-111

101 ab omni via mala prohibui pedes meos ut custodiam verba tua

102 a iudiciis tuis non declinavi quia tu legem posuisti mihi

103 quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua super mel ori meo

104 a mandatis tuis intellexi propterea odivi omnem viam iniquitatis

105 nun lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum et lumen semitis meis

106 iuravi et statui custodire iudicia iustitiae tuae

107 humiliatus sum usquequaque Domine vivifica me secundum verbum tuum

108 voluntaria oris mei beneplacita fac Domine et iudicia tua doce me

109 anima mea in manibus meis semper et legem tuam non sum oblitus

110 posuerunt peccatores laqueum mihi et de mandatis tuis non erravi

111 hereditate adquisivi testimonia tua in aeternum quia exultatio cordis mei sunt

Psalms 118:101-111 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 118

Kimchi says their Rabbins are divided about this psalm. Some understand it of David; others of the Messiah: but, with us Christians, there ought to be no doubt of its belonging to the Messiah; since our Lord has quoted a passage out of it, and applied it to himself, Ps 118:22,23; see Mt 21:42; and so has the Apostle Peter, Ac 4:11. Nor did the Jews of those times object thereunto, which doubtless they would have done, had the psalm respected any other but the Messiah; yea, the common people that attended Christ when he entered into Jerusalem, and the children in the temple, took their "hosanna" from hence, Ps 118:26; see Mt 21:9,15. It is generally thought to be written by David, after he was established in the kingdom, and had brought the ark of the Lord into the city. It concludes the great "Hallel", or hymn sung at the Jewish festivals; particularly at the feasts of tabernacle and the passover.