The Meaning of Psalms 118:21 Explained

Psalms 118:21

KJV: I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

YLT: I thank Thee, for Thou hast answered me, And art to me for salvation.

Darby: I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation.

ASV: I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will praise  thee: for thou hast heard  me, and art become my salvation. 

What does Psalms 118:21 Mean?

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 118:21 mean?

I will praise You for You have answered me and have become my salvation
א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי וַתְּהִי־ לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה

א֭וֹדְךָ  I  will  praise  You 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
עֲנִיתָ֑נִי  You  have  answered  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
וַתְּהִי־  and  have  become 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לִ֝֗י  my 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
לִֽישׁוּעָֽה  salvation 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.