23. This is the Lord’s doing The restoration of the Jews to their nationality was so marked as a divine interposition, that the heathen said, “Jehovah hath done great things for them.” See Psalms 126:1-2. But the language is Messianic. Christ, the Stone which the builders disallowed, was exalted to be the “headstone of the corner” by the resurrection from the dead and the public investiture of the mediatorial government. read more
25. Save now The words might seem to be equivalent to the Hebrew form, “Let the king live,” or the old English, “God save the king,” combining both praise and prayer, the life of the king implying the salvation of the people. But the Hebrew form emphatically requires the sense of prayer “Ah, now, O Jehovah, save, I pray.” This ascribes to Jehovah the exclusive prerogative to save, with a petition to exercise toward Israel this sovereign grace. הושׁיעה נא , ( hosheeahh-nah,) save now, ... read more
26. Blessed be he that cometh Originally the salutation given by the body of the Levite singers on the temple hill, who received the procession; (Psalms 118:19-20: see introduction;) afterward the welcome of the Jerusalem Jews to the pilgrims coming to attend the festivals. Its higher import was in Christ, worshipped by the people, (see Psalms 118:25,) “as being the longed for guest of the feast.” D elitzsch. It was also the common form of religious salutation, (Ruth 2:4; Psalms... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:20-27
20-27. These verses contain the response (Delitzsch) of the singers within the court, who receive the festal procession. The stone A proverbial expression, denoting that that which was despised and cast away as worthless has become the symbol of honour and strength. It may point to the dispirited ones, (Ezra 3:12,) or, more certainly, to the contempt with which the nations had regarded Israel, who had now risen to honour; but, most of all, to Christ. See Matthew 21:42; Act 4:11 ; 1 Peter... read more