Psalms 118:27 (LSB)

Passage

Yahweh is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:25 O Yahweh, save! O Yahweh, succeed!

Psalms 118:26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh; We have blessed you from the house of Yahweh.

Psalms 118:27 Yahweh is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Psalms 118:28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I exalt You.

Psalms 118:29 Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "yahweh", "given", "bind", "festival", "sacrifice", "cords", and "horns". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Blessed is the one who comes in..." into verse 28's "You are my God and I give...", so "light" and "yahweh" 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 "light" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.