Psalms 118:27
LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
26Blessed be he who comes in the name of LORD. We have blessed you out of the house of LORD.
28Thou are my God, and I will give thanks to thee. Thou are my God, I will exalt thee.
Cross References
Exodus 27:2And thou shall make the horns of it upon the four corners of it. The horns of it shall be of one piece with it, and thou shall overlay it with brass.
1 Kings 8:63And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered to LORD, twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of LORD.
1 Kings 18:39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. And they said, LORD, he is God, LORD, he is God.
Esther 8:16The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
Psalms 37:6And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.
Isaiah 9:2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light has shone.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:20-29
David Triumphs in God; The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Messiah. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord : 20 This gate of the Lord , into which the righteous shall enter. 21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. 23 This is the Lord 's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in… Read the whole commentary →