Psalm 118:2

2 ¹Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever. ”

Psalm 118:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 118:2

Let Israel now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.
] Let such who have had an experience of it acknowledge and declare it to others; not only believe in it with their hearts, and privately give thanks for it, but with the mouth make confession of it to the glory of divine grace; not only literal Israel, whom the Lord brought out of Egypt, led and fed in the wilderness, and settled in the land of Canaan; and to whom the law and the services of God, the covenants and promises, word and ordinances, belonged; and who now were so happy under the government of such a king as David; but also the spiritual Israel of God, the whole Israel of God, Jews and Gentiles, under the Gospel dispensation; the Israel whom God has chosen, Christ has redeemed, and the Spirit effectually calls and sanctifies; such who are Israelites indeed, who have been encouraged to hope in the Lord, and in his mercy, and are made partakers of it; these should speak of the grace and mercy of God, and the continuance of it, for the encouragement of others.

Psalm 118:2 In-Context

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever. ”

3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever. ”

4 Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever. ”

5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.

Cross References

• 1. 118:2 [Ps. 115:9, 10, 11]