Psalms 118 · Verse 27

Psalms 118:27

God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Psalms 118:27, King James Version

Psalms 118:27 in other translations

BSBThe LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
WEBThe LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
ASVJehovah is God, and he hath given us light: Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
YLTGod is Jehovah, and He giveth to us light, Direct ye the festal-sacrifice with cords, Unto the horns of the altar.
DARBYJehovah is God, and he hath given us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, — up to the horns of the altar.
BBEThe Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.
WebsterGod is the LORD, who hath shown us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

What does Psalms 118:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 118:27-29
27-29. showed us light--or favor (Psa 27:1; 97:11). With the sacrificial victim brought bound to the altar is united the more spiritual offering of praise (Psa 50:14, 23), expressed in the terms with which the Psalm opened.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 God is the Lord - Rather אל יהוה El Yehovah, the strong God Jehovah. Which hath showed us light - ויאר לנו vaiyaer lanu, "And he will illuminate us." Perhaps at this time a Divine splendor shone upon the whole procession; a proof of God's approbation. Bind the sacrifice with cords - The Chaldee paraphrases this verse thus: "Samuel the prophet said, Bind the little one with chains for a solemn sacrifice, until ye have sacrificed him and sprinkled his blood on the horns of the altar." It is supposed that the words refer to the feast of tabernacles, and חג chag here means the festival victim. Several translate the original "keep the festival with thick boughs of the horns of the altar." In this sense the Vulgate and Septuagint understood the passage. David in this entry into the temple was a type of our blessed Lord, who made a similar entry, as related Mat 21:8-10.

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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 118:27 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.

אֵ֤ל\׀'el[is] GodH410
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיָּ֪אֶרvai.Ya.'erand he has given lightH215
לָ֥נוּLa.nuto us
אִסְרוּ\־'is.ru-bindH631
חַ֥גchaga festival sacrificeH2282
בַּעֲבֹתִ֑יםba.'a.vo.Timwith ropesH5688
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
קַ֝רְנ֗וֹתkar.Not[the] horns ofH7161
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ\׃ha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196

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Cross references for Psalms 118:27

  • Psalms 18:28

    For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

  • John 8:12

    Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  • Esther 8:16

    The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

  • Isaiah 60:1

    Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

  • Isaiah 9:2

    The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  • 1 Kings 18:39

    And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God.

  • Psalms 37:6

    And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

  • 1 Kings 8:63-64

    And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • 1 Kings 18:21

    And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

  • Psalms 51:18-19

    Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God.
1Ki 18:21,39
shewed.
18:28; 37:6; Es 8:16; Isa 9:2; 60:1; Mic 7:9; Mal 4:2; Joh 8:12
1Pe 2:9
bind.
51:18,19; 1Ki 8:63,64; 1Ch 29:21; Heb 13:15
the horns.
Ex 27:2; 38:2

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Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 118:27

    God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

  • Psalms 118:28

    Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

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Psalms 118:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dios es Jehová que nos ha resplandecido: atad víctimas con cuerdas á los cuernos del altar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’ Éternel est ✶Dieu, et il nous a donné la lumière. Liez avec des cordes le sacrifice aux cornes de l’autel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova ist Gott, und er hat uns Licht gegeben; bindet das Festopfer mit Stricken bis an die Hörner des Altars.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Viam justificationum tuarum instrue me, et exercebor in mirabilibus tuis.