Psalms 118:15-29
This psalm has an important place in the prophecies relating to the Lord. V. 22, which is quoted in the Gospels as well as in 1 Peter 2:7, announces both the rejection of Christ and the place which will be His. May these counsels of God in Christ always be "a marvellous thing in our eyes" (v. 23). Vv. 25, 26 remind us of the Messiah’s entry into Jerusalem and the cries shouted by the crowd: "Save now, I beseech thee" (Hosanna in Hebrew). "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" (Matthew 21:9). In spite of themselves, the Jewish people called upon Him and honoured Him that day, just as the Scriptures foretold. Those same Scriptures ought to open the eyes of that people today. However, the time is coming when this passage will reach its true fulfilment. The triumphant Messiah will be received and greeted by the faithful remnant.
Amongst the Jews this psalm formed part of the Passover ritual. Perhaps it was the hymn which was sung by the Lord with His disciples after the supper? (Mark 14:26). If that is the case, then with what feeling would He have sung at such a time vv. 6, 21, 22 and the end of verse 27: "Bind the sacrifice . . . unto the horns of the altar"!
The psalm ends as it began: praising the unchanging mercy of the LORD (vv. 1, 29).