Psalms 118:22
The stone which the builders despised is become the head-stone of the corner.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
In Context
21I thank you because you have heard me, and are become my salvation.
23This has been wrought by the Lord; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Cross References
Zechariah 4:7will I make the great mountain before Zerubbabel a plain. He will bring forth the top stones with shoutings of, ‘Grace, grace, to it.’”
Mark 12:10“Have you never read this passage of scripture? – ‘The stone which the builders despised has now itself become the cornerstone;
Acts 4:11Jesus is ‘the stone which, scorned by you the builders, has yet become the corner stone.’
1 Peter 2:4Come to him, then, as to a living stone, rejected, indeed, by men, but in God’s eyes choice and precious;
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 →