Psa 118:19-27 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 19. Open to me the gates ] Throw open the doors of the temple, that I may enter and perform my vows unto the Lord.

‏ Psalms 118:19-27

Verse 19. Open to me the gates] Throw open the doors of the temple, that I may enter and perform my vows unto the Lord.

Verse 20. This gate of the Lord] Supposed to be the answer of the Levites to the request of the king.

Verse 21. I will praise thee] He is now got within the gates, and breaks out into thanksgivings for the mercies he had received. He is become my salvation-he himself hath saved me from all mine enemies.

Verse 22. - 23. The stone which the builders refused] See a full elucidation of these two verses in Clarke's notes on "Mt 21:42".

Verse 23. See Clarke on Ps 118:22.

Verse 24. This is the day which the Lord hath made] As the Lord hath called me to triumph, this is the day which he hath appointed for that purpose. This is a gracious opportunity; I will improve it to his glory.

Verse 25. Save now, I beseech thee] These words were sung by the Jews on the feast of tabernacles, when carrying green branches in their hands; and from the hoshiah nna, we have the word hosanna. This was sung by the Jewish children when Christ made his public entry into Jerusalem. See Mt 21:9, and see the note there, See Clarke on Mt 21:9, in which the word and the circumstance are both explained.

Verse 26. We have blessed you] The answer of the Levities to the king.

Verse 27. God is the Lord] Rather El Yehovah, the strong God Jehovah.

Which hath showed us light] vaiyaer lanu, "And he will illuminate us." Perhaps at this time a Divine splendour shone upon the whole procession; a proof of God's approbation.

Bind the sacrifice with cords] The Chaldee paraphrases this verse thus: "Samuel the prophet said, Bind the little one with chains for a solemn sacrifice, until ye have sacrificed him and sprinkled his blood on the horns of the altar." It is supposed that the words refer to the feast of tabernacles, and chag here means the festival victim. Several translate the original "keep the festival with thick boughs of the horns of the altar." In this sense the Vulgate and Septuagint understood the passage. David in this entry into the temple was a type of our blessed Lord, who made a similar entry, as related Mt 21:8-10.