A great plain stone gateway to the temple mount seen from the steep road below, its heavy wooden doors open in early morning.

Thanksgiving

Psalm 118

The last song of the Passover meal, and very likely the last Jesus sang before Gethsemane. Read it with that in mind.

29 verses≈ 3 minBSB

Images are artistic interpretations.

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last HallelujahPsalm 118

The LORD Is on My Side

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

His loving devotion endures forever.

Let Israel say,

“His loving devotion endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say,

“His loving devotion endures forever.”

Let those who fear the LORD say,

“His loving devotion endures forever.”

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A narrow rock defile opening without warning onto a huge wide plain under high cloud.

In my distress I called to the LORD,

and He answered and set me free.

The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

The LORD is on my side; He is my helper.

Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

A wide camp of dark goat-hair tents at morning, families at their doors, people singing and children running.

Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous:

“The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!

The right hand of the LORD is exalted!

The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”

I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the LORD has done.

The LORD disciplined me severely,

but He has not given me over to death.

Tall plain temple-court gates of bronze-sheathed wood standing shut, a worn stone threshold, a single pilgrim from behind about to knock.

Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.

This is the gate of the LORD;

the righteous shall enter through it.

I will give You thanks, for You have answered me,

and You have become my salvation.

The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

This is from the LORD,

and it is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day that the LORD has made;

we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Question

Quick question

You’ve just read about a stone the builders threw out.

Whom did Jesus say the rejected stone was about?

O LORD, save us, we pray.

We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!

One horn at the corner of the great bronze altar, a thick plaited cord knotted round it, morning sky and thin smoke behind.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.

From the house of the LORD we bless you.

The LORD is God;

He has made His light to shine upon us.

Bind the festal sacrifice with cords

to the horns of the altar.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

You are my God, and I will give You thanks.

You are my God, and I will exalt You.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

His loving devotion endures forever.

Pray

Pray it

“O LORD, save us, we pray.” Say out loud what you need saving from, in plain words, and say it to the One who came. Amen.

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A verse to carry with you

This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

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