Psalms 118:24
This day is the Lord’s own creation: in it let us joy and be glad.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
In Context
23This has been wrought by the Lord; it is marvelous in our eyes.
25O Lord, save us, we pray, O Lord, prosper, we pray.
Cross References
Psalms 84:10for better a single day in your courts than a thousand in my own chambers: better stand at the door of the house of my God than live in the tents of ungodliness,
Zechariah 3:9On the stone that I have set before Joshua, on one stone, are seven facets. I will engrave it,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will remove the guilt of that land in one day.
John 20:19In the evening of the same day – the first day of the week – after the doors of the room, in which the disciples were, had been shut because they were afraid of the religious authorities, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you”;
Revelation 1:10I fell into a trance on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like the blast of a trumpet.
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 →