Psalms 118 Chiasm

the stone which the builders rejected;
the tabernacle

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A-1 v1 O give thanks unto the Lord;
.A-2 for he is good:
. A-3 because his mercy endureth for ever.
. A-3 v2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
. A-3 v3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
. A-3 v4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth forever.

. . . . B-1 v5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me,
. . . . .B-2 and set me in a large place.
. . . . . B-3 v6 The Lord is on my side;
. . . . . .B-4 I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
. . . . . . B-5 v7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me:
. . . . . . .B-6 therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
. . . . . . . B-7 v8 It is better to trust in the Lord
. . . . . . . .B-8 than to put confidence in man.
. . . . . . . . B-9 v9 It is better to trust in the Lord
. . . . . . . . .B-10 than to put confidence in princes.

. . . . . . . . C-1 v10 All nations compassed me about:
. . . . . . . . .C-2 but in the name of the Lord
. . . . . . . . . C-3 will I destroy them.
. . . . . . . . C-1 v11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:
. . . . . . . . .C-2 but in the name of the Lord
. . . . . . . . . C-3 I will destroy them.
. . . . . . . . C-1 v12 They compassed me about like bees;
. . . . . . . . . C-3 they are quenched as the fire of thorns:
. . . . . . . . .C-2 for in the name of the Lord
. . . . . . . . . C-3 I will destroy them.
. . . . . . . . C-1 v13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall:
. . . . . . . . .C-2 but the Lord
. . . . . . . . . C-3 helped me.
. . . . . . . . .C-2 v14 The Lord is my strength
. . . . . . . . . .C-4 and song,

. . . . . . . . . . . . D and is become my salvation.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1 v15 The voice of rejoicing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-2 and salvation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F is in the tabernacles of the righteous:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)a the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)b v16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted: (1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)a the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)c v17 I shall not die,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)d but live,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)e and declare the works of the Lord. (2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)d v18 The Lord hath chastened me sore:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)c but he hath not given me over unto death. (3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F v19 Open to me the gates of righteousness:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F v20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1 v21 I will praise thee:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-2 for thou hast heard me,

. . . . . . . . . . . . D and art become my salvation.

. . . . . . . . C-1 v22 The stone which the builders refused
. . . . . . . . . C-3 is become the head stone of the corner.
. . . . . . . . .C-2 v23 This is the Lord's doing;
. . . . . . . . . .C-4 it is marvelous in our eyes. [See Matt. 21:42; JST-Matt. 21:51-56; Jacob 4:15-18]
. . . . . . . . .C-2 v24 This is the day which the Lord hath made;
. . . . . . . . . .C-4 we will rejoice and be glad in it.

. . . . B-1 v25 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee,
. . . . .B-2 send now prosperity.
. . . . . B-3 v26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord;
. . . . . .B-4 we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
. . . . . . B-5 v27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light:
. . . . . . .B-6 bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
. . . . . . . B-7 v28 Thou art my God,
. . . . . . . .B-8 and I will praise thee:
. . . . . . . . B-9 thou art my God,
. . . . . . . . .B-10 I will exalt thee.

A-1 v29 O give thanks unto the Lord:
.A-2 for he is good:
. A-3 for his mercy endureth forever.

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by Sterling D. Allan, Fountain Green, Utah; April 6, 1993

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  Notes

(1) [See Isa. 52:13 "he shall be exalted"]

(2) [See Isa. 52:15 "that which had not been told them shall they see..."]

(3) [See Isa. 52:14 "as many as were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man"]

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