Psalms 118:26 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

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

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Save us now we beg you Yahweh..." into verse 27's "Yahweh is God and he has given...", so "blessed" and "comes" 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 "comes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.