Psalms 118:27
The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
28You are my God, and I will give you praise; my God, and I will give honour to your name.
Cross References
Exodus 27:2Put horns at the four angles of it, made of the same, plating it all with brass.
1 Kings 8:63And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel kept the feast of the opening of the Lord's house.
1 Kings 18:39And when the people saw it, they all went down on their faces, and said, The Lord, he is God, the Lord, he is God.
Esther 8:16And the Jews had light and joy and honour.
Psalms 37:6And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.
Isaiah 9:2The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
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 →