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<< PSALM CXVIII. >>
1. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2. Let Israel now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
3. Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
4. Let them now that fear Jehovah say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
5. Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:
Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
6. Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:
What can man do unto me ?
7. Jehovah is on my side among them that help me:
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
8. It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in man.
9. It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in princes.
10. All nations compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
11. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me
about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
12. They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched
as the fire of thorns:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
13. Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;
But Jehovah helped me.
14. Jehovah is my strength and song;
And he is become my salvation.
15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of
the righteous:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
16. The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
17. I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of Jehovah.
18. Jehovah hath chastened me sore;
But he hath not given me over unto death.
19. Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.
20. This is the gate of Jehovah;
The righteous shall enter into it.
21. I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation.
22. The stone which the builders rejected
Is become the head of the corner.
23. This is Jehovah's doing;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
24. This is the day which Jehovah hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25. Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah:
O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah
We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
27. Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the
altar.
28. Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee.
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
29. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
1. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
1-4. Song of praise to the Father by the Lord, for the church. P. P.
2. Let Israel now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
3. Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
4. Let them now that fear Jehovah say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2, 3. See Psalm cxv. 9, 10, 12. A. 9806.
5. To answer in a broad place means in the truth. A. 161 3.
See Psalm xxxi. 9. A. 4482.
See Psalm xxxi. 9. A. 9487.
In the Word by places and spaces, and by all things that derive anything from space are signified such things as relate to state. By breadth is signified truth. H. 197. By breadth is signified truth. See Habakkuk i. 6: Isaiah viii. 8, etc. R. 861. psalm cxviii. 433
5-9. He helped Him in His distresses. P. P.
5, 13, 14, 17, 19. It is said, " Jah is my song," because by song is signified faith which is of Divine truth. By Jah is signified Divine truth. A. 8267.
10-14. The evil fought against Him, but He was helped by the Divine. P. P.
11. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me
about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
12. They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched
as the fire of thorns:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
13. Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;
But Jehovah helped me.
14. Jehovah is my strength and song;
And he is become my salvation.
15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of
the righteous:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
16. The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
17. I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of Jehovah.
12. The fire of thorns stands for the lusts of evil. Thorns mean falses. A. 9144.
14-16. The right hand of Jehovah stands for omnipotence, and in the supreme sense for the Lord as to Divine truth. A. 8281.
15, 16. See Psalm xvi. 8. E. 298.
Joy because there is Divine power through His Human. P. P.
17. The Divine truth is from Him. P. P.
18. Jehovah hath chastened me sore;
But he hath not given me over unto death.
19. Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.
20. This is the gate of Jehovah;
The righteous shall enter into it.
21. I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation.
22. The stone which the builders rejected
Is become the head of the corner.
18-22. He it is through whom is all salvation. P. P.
22. Because in ancient times truths were signified by stones, and afterwards when worship began upon pillars, and altars, and in temples, therefore the Lord was also called a stone. A. 1298.
Corners stand for strength and firmness, firmness of doctrine grounded in truth which is from good is here meant. A. 9494.
A corner signifies the ultimate which sustains things higher, as the foundation does a house, and so also all things. R. 342.
By the corner stone is signified all Divine truth upon which heaven and the church are founded, thus every foundation, and since the foundation is the ultimate upon which a house or temple rests, therefore it signifies all
things. E. 418.
That the Lord the Saviour Jesus Christ is called in the Word of both Testaments a Stone and a Rock is plain. See Isaiah xxviii. 16, 17: Matthew xxi. 42, etc. Coro. 2.
22, 23. Stone in the supreme sense is the Lord as to Divine truth of His spiritual kingdom. A. 6426.
Divine truth is signified by a stone, and the Lord as to Divine truth is understood by a rock. E. 411.
23. This is Jehovah's doing;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
24. This is the day which Jehovah hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25. Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah:
O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah
We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
22-25. It is the Divine Human from His Divine in himself which is the source. P. P.
24. See Psalm xl. 17. E. 660.
26-29. Happy is he who confesses and worships the Lord P. P.
27. Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the
altar.
28. Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee.
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
29. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
27. See Psalm xxvi. 6, 7. R. 392.
By "He enlighteneth us" is signified illumination in truths, by binding the sacrifice with cords even unto the horns of the altar, is signified to conjoin all things of worship, to bind with cords means to conjoin, the sacrifice at the horns of the altar — all things of worship. Horns being ultimates stand for all things, sacrifice and altar for worship. All things of worship are conjoined when externals are conjoined with internals, and when goods are conjoined with truths. E. 391.
Author: EMANUEL SWEDENBORG (1688-1772)
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