Psalms 118 · Verse 25

Psalms 118:25

Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

Psalms 118:25, King James Version

Psalms 118:25 in other translations

BSB	O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
WEB	Save us now, we beg you, LORD! LORD, we beg you, send prosperity now.
ASV	Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah: O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
YLT	I beseech Thee, O Jehovah, save, I pray Thee, I beseech Thee, O Jehovah, prosper, I pray Thee.
DARBY	Oh save, Jehovah, I beseech thee; Jehovah, I beseech thee, oh send prosperity!
BBE	Send salvation now, O Lord; Lord, send us your blessing.
Webster	Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

What does Psalms 118:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25. Save now--Hebrew, "Hosanna" (compare Psa 115:2, &c., as to now) a form of prayer (Psa 20:9), since, in our use, of praise.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 25 Save now, I beseech thee - These words were sung by the Jews on the feast of tabernacles, when carrying green branches in their hands; and from the הושיעה נא hoshiah nna, we have the word hosanna. This was sung by the Jewish children when Christ made his public entry into Jerusalem. See Mat 21:9 (note), and see the note there, in which the word and the circumstance are both explained.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 118:19-29

Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver. #(22-23), may refer to David's preferment; but principally to Christ. 1. His humiliation; he is the Stone which the builders refused: they would go on in their building without him. This proved the ruin of those who thus made light of him. Rejecters of Christ are rejected of God. 2. His exaltation; he is…

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Psalms 118:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָנָּ֣א'a.Na'we beg youH577

יְ֭הוָהYah.wehO YahwehH3068

הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥הho.Shi.'Ahsave !H3467

נָּ֑אNa'pleaseH4994

אָֽנָּ֥א'a.Na'we beg youH577

יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068

הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥הhatz.Li.Chahgrant success !H6743

נָּֽא\׃Na'pleaseH4994

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 118:25

Psalms 90:17
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Psalms 69:13
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
Psalms 20:9
Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.
Psalms 22:21
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Psalms 69:1
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Save.
20:9; 22:21; 69:1,13
send now.
90:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 118:24
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalms 118:25
Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
Psalms 118:26
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

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Psalms 118:25 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Oh Jehová, salva ahora, te ruego: oh Jehová, ruégote hagas prosperar ahora.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Ô Éternel, sauve, je te prie! Éternel, je te prie, donne la prospérité!
German Elberfelder 1871	Bitte, Jehova, rette doch! bitte, Jehova, gib doch Wohlfahrt!
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Adhæsit pavimento anima mea: vivifica me secundum verbum tuum.