Passage

Psalms 118.23-24

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation. 22. The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner."

"23. This is Jehovah's doing; It is marvellous in our eyes. 24. This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it."

"25. Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah: O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. 26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah." (Psalms 118:21-26, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation. 22. The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone."

"23. This is Yahweh’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. 24. This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!"

"25. Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now. 26. Blessed is he who comes in Yahweh’s name! We have blessed you out of Yahweh’s house." (Psalms 118:21-26, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 22. The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner."

"23. This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. ^{the LORD's: Heb. from the LORD} 24. This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

"25. Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. 26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD." (Psalms 118:21-26, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. I thank Thee, for Thou hast answered me, And art to me for salvation. 22. A stone the builders refused Hath become head of a corner."

"23. From Jehovah hath this been, It [is] wonderful in our eyes, 24. This [is] the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it."

"25. I beseech Thee, O Jehovah, save, I pray Thee, I beseech Thee, O Jehovah, prosper, I pray Thee. 26. Blessed [is] he who is coming In the name of Jehovah, We blessed you from the house of Jehovah," (Psalms 118:21-26, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6213 - asah

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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