Psalms 118:24

24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

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Psalms 118:24 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
English Standard Version (ESV)
24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
New Living Translation (NLT)
24 This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
The Message Bible (MSG)
24 This is the very day God acted - let's celebrate and be festive!
American Standard Version (ASV)
24 This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
24 This is the day the LORD has made. Let's rejoice and be glad today!
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
24 This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
24 The LORD has done it on this day. Let us be joyful and glad in it.

Psalms 118:24 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 118:24

This [is] the day [which] the Lord hath made
Famous and remarkable for the above events. Meaning either the day of Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, in order to be delivered up to the Jews, and suffer and die in the place of his people; to which the following words agree: or the day of his resurrection F7 from the dead; when God gave him glory, and was matter of joy to those for whose justification he rose; or the Lord's day, kept in commemoration of it: or rather the whole Gospel dispensation, made a bright day by the sun of righteousness; and which is the now present day of salvation;

we will rejoice and be glad in it;
because of the blessings of grace, peace, pardon, righteousness, and salvation, which came through the humiliation and exaltation of Christ, and are published in the everlasting Gospel. The Targum is,

``this day the Lord hath made, said the builders; let us rejoice and be glad in it, said the sons of Jesse.''


FOOTNOTES:

F7 So Suidas in voce (auth) ; which he observes fell on March 25.

Psalms 118:24 In-Context

22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.
25 LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

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