Psalms 118:24 ICB This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad today! Acres of Diamonds: God's Best—Right Where You Are! Hooray!
This verse gives us hope that we can find joy in whatever day God has made, but it's our joy to decide to be glad. This can be very hard, but God wants us to find our joy in Him. If Jesus is our greatest treasure then we can find good reasons to smile even on sad days.
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118: 24). The beauty of the day is not that it is new, but that we are being made new. The glory of the day is not that it marks a change, but that we are being changed.
Psalm 24:1 tells us that everything in the world belongs to God. We are God's wonderful creation, and he gives us the chance to help him care for the world. This week, think of things you can do to take care of God's world.
Psalms 118:24 in Other Translations
24 This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. 24 This is the very day God acted - let's celebrate and be festive! 24 This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Acres of Diamonds: God's Best—Right Where You Are!
The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
1. : a sacred song or poem. 2. capitalized : one of the hymns that make up the Old Testament Book of Psalms.
Psalm 24 is about the advent of human beings into the presence of God, and the mutual advent of the King of glory into the presence of “those who seek the face of God.”
Yahweh alone founded the earth upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Psalm 24's assertion of Yahweh's ownership of the world also means that we must treat it as God's property, not our own. Neither we nor anyone else gets to do with that earth and everything in it as we choose.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man: The psalmist knew it to be true, no doubt learned through the experience of bitter disappointments. Neither the common man or even princes among men could help the way God can help. It is better to trust Him!
“This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!” (118:24). In its ancient Jewish context, Psalm 118 was most likely an entrance liturgy to the Temple, used at the festival of Passover. It proclaimed God's deliverance from Egypt and, later on, from the Exile.
Theme of the Service. Psalm 118 is the focus of this service of worship. In this Psalm the king and the people give thanks to God for his deliverance. It is a Psalm of celebration, and God, their faithful deliverer, is honored and praised.
Psalm 118:1 says: “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever.” Do your little ones know how good God is? True. They do need some maturity before they really begin to see God's goodness in their lives, but it's never too early to start teaching the principle to them that indeed God is good!
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהֹוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ Praise the LORD, for He is good, His steadfast love is eternal.
Understanding Proverbs 22:6 in its original context reveals that it is a warning, not a promise. It is a warning to parents that if they allow their children to have their own way, they will not depart from that foolishness when they are older.
Psalm 24 proclaims the majesty and grandeur of God, but at the same time describes Him and His attributes in specific ways that we can relate to.
It speaks toward the greatness of God. Everything in creation is His. No man can stand before the eternal Creator on his own. Psalm 24 is a beautiful song of praise speaking of our God, the King of Glory and all He has done, who has an ability to come before Him and His eternal reign.
Abraham referred to the Lord as "Possessor of heaven and earth" (Genesis 14:22). In Psalm 24:1 David affirms the truth that the Lord owns all creation. He states that the earth and everything pertaining to it, including human beings, belongs to the Lord.
What's the big idea? The book of Psalms expresses worship. Throughout its many pages, Psalms encourages its readers to praise God for who He is and what He has done. The Psalms illuminate the greatness of our God, affirm His faithfulness to us in times of trouble, and remind us of the absolute centrality of His Word.
Written by seven different authors, the book of Psalms, like hymns of today, sing praises to the Lord, give thanks, and testify of the Messiah. The psalms express trust in the Lord and speak of His power and blessings.
God knows our future, He made us and the whole world. The first part of the psalm David talks about God being his shepherd and he is the sheep. The shepherd makes sure his sheep has everything he needs like nice green grass and clean water. God gives him peace and rest because he can trust Him.
Hebrew expression meaning “Save us, we beseech thee,” taken from Psalm 118:25. The crowd welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem with the cry of “Hosanna” (Mt 21:9; Mk 11:9, 10; Jn 12:13). Psalm 118 is a declaration of confidence in the Lord's salvation, made in a time of need.
it [is] marvellous in our eyes; the stone itself is wonderful to look at, for its beauty, strength, and usefulness; the wisdom, love, care, and power of God, in laying it, are astonishing; the distinguishing grace of God in selecting some stones out of the common quarry, making them lively stones, and building them on ...
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: Because his mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now say, That his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say, That his mercy endureth for ever.