Psalms 118:26 (DBY)

Passage

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:24 This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 118:25 Oh save, Jehovah, I beseech thee; Jehovah, I beseech thee, oh send prosperity!

Psalms 118:26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

Psalms 118:27 Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar.

Psalms 118:28 Thou art my God, and I will give thee thanks; my God, I will exalt thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "cometh", "name", "jehovah", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "cometh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Oh save Jehovah I beseech thee Jehovah..." into verse 27's "Jehovah is God and he hath given...", so "blessed" and "cometh" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "cometh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.