150 Days of Psalms - Psalm 118

Sometimes it's just one verse that really stands out to me as I read through a psalm. In my blogging about each psalm I have often thought that I should try to write about the entire psalm or find the thought that ties it all together and blog about that. But that has been difficult some days and as I already mentioned, sometimes it's just a verse or two that speak to me on that day.

I have two thoughts about that.

1. that is part of what "living and active" mean as the writer of Hebrews was explaining when he wrote
Hebrews 4:12 NAS


For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

2. the writers of the New Testament and Jesus himself Himself did just that. They *He) would take one verse from a psalm and use it to explain something about Jesus. I saw two of those verses in this psalm.

Jesus quoted verse 22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. 23 This is the LORD'S doing ; It is marvelous in our eyes.

Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone; THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES '?
Matthew 21:42 NAS (also quoted in Mark and Luke)

Peter understood what Jesus was saying because he quoted this same verse to the Jewish rulers in Acts 4 and used it again in his letter 1 Peter 2:7

Then all four Gospels quote verse 26 as the people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus as He rode into town and they waved palm branches
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD ; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.

So.... all of that to say it's OK if one or two verses stand out to you as you read a psalm. That's just the Holy Spirit speaking to you through the living, active Word. That's really cool, don't you think?