Psalms 118:21
You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
In Context
20My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.
22Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.
Cross References
Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I shall glorify him. He is the God of my father, and I shall exalt him.
Psalms 118:14I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.
Isaiah 49:8Thus says the Lord: In a pleasing time, I have heeded you, and in the day of salvation, I have assisted you. And I have preserved you, and I have presented you as a covenant of the people, so that you would lift up the earth, and possess the scattered inheritances,
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 →