Psalms 118:24 (WEB)

Passage

This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Psalms 118:23 This is Yahweh’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.

Psalms 118:24 This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Psalms 118:25 Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now.

Psalms 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in Yahweh’s name! We have blessed you out of Yahweh’s house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "rejoice", and "glad". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "rejoice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "This is Yahweh s doing It is..." into verse 25's "Save us now we beg you Yahweh...", so "yahweh" and "rejoice" 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 "yahweh" and "rejoice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.