The Meaning of Psalms 118:29 Explained

Psalms 118:29

KJV: O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

YLT: Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age, is His kindness!

Darby: Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.

ASV: Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

O give thanks  unto the LORD;  for [he is] good:  for his mercy  [endureth] for ever. 

What does Psalms 118:29 Mean?

Study Notes

O give thanks unto the Lord
The Messianic Psalms: Summary. That the Psalms contain a testimony to Christ our Lord Himself affirmed ( Luke 24:44 ) and the New Testament quotations from the Psalter point unerringly to those Psalms which have the Messianic character. A close spiritual and prophetic character as surely identifies others. Christ is seen in the Psalms
(1) in two general character, as suffering (for example Psalms 22), and as entering into His kingdom glory (for example Psalms 2; Psalms 24.) Compare ( Luke 24:25-27 ).
(2) Christ is seen in His person
(a) as Son of God ( Psalms 2:7 ) and very God; ( Psalms 45:6 ); ( Psalms 45:7 ); ( Psalms 102:25 ); ( Psalms 110:1 ).
(b) as Son of man ( Psalms 8:4-6 )
(c) as Son of David ( Psalms 89:3 ); ( Psalms 89:4 ); ( Psalms 89:27 ); ( Psalms 89:29 ).
(3) Christ is seen in His offices
(a) as Prophet ( Psalms 22:22 ); ( Psalms 22:25 ); ( Psalms 40:9 ); ( Psalms 40:10 ).
(b) as Priest ( Psalms 110:4 ) and
(c) as King (for example Psalms 2; Psalms 24.)
(4) Christ is seen in His varied work. As Priest He offers Himself in sacrifice ( Psalms 22:1-31 ); ( Psalms 40:6 ); ( Hebrews 10:5-12 ) and, in resurrection, as the Priest-Shepherd, ever living to make intercession; ( Psalms 23:1-6 ); ( Hebrews 7:21-25 ); ( Hebrews 13:20 ). As Prophet He proclaims the name of Jehovah as Father; ( Psalms 22:22 ); ( John 20:17 ). As King He fulfils the Davidic Covenant ( Psalms 89:1-52 ) and restores alike the dominion of man over creation; ( Psalms 8:4-8 ); ( Romans 8:17-21 ) and of the Father over all. ( 1 Corinthians 15:25-28 ).
(5) The Messianic Psalms give, also, the inner thoughts, the exercises of soul, of Christ in His earthly experiences. (See, e.g, ( Psalms 16:8-11 ); ( Psalms 22:1-31 ); ( Psalms 22:1-17 ).

Context Summary

Psalms 118:15-29 - A New Way In A New Day
As we draw near the mellowing light of the sanctuary we see more deeply into the divine meaning of our experiences. In Psalms 118:13, "Thou [1] didst thrust sore at me," but in Psalms 118:18, "The Lord hath chastened me sore." Our Lord and His Apostles made much use of Psalms 118:22. See Matthew 21:42; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:4-7. It probably refers to an incident in the building of the Temple, when a rejected stone was sought for to complete the structure. Its rejection and recovery were "the Lord's doing," as a parable of other and more momentous events.
Psalms 118:27 is peculiarly beautiful. As soon as God gives you light, make use of it for a fuller consecration and be renewal of sacrifice. New light means the discovery of fresh opportunities for divine service. Let light and life keep step! Pass from the altar to the Cross, at which Jesus stands to welcome and endorse your new act of surrender. Behold there the golden cord of love, the silver cord of hope, and the crimson cord of his redeeming sacrifice for you. The confession of such a life will be that God is good, that His service is bliss, and that His mercy never fails. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 118

1  An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5  The psalmist by his experience shows how good it is to trust in God
19  Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed

What do the individual words in Psalms 118:29 mean?

Oh give thanks to Yahweh for [He is] good for ever His mercy [endures]
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ

הוֹד֣וּ  Oh  give  thanks 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
לַיהוָ֣ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ט֑וֹב  [He  is]  good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם  ever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
חַסְדּֽוֹ  His  mercy  [endures] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֶסֶד 
Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness.

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