The Meaning of Psalms 118:26 Explained

Psalms 118:26

KJV: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

YLT: Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah, We blessed you from the house of Jehovah,

Darby: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

ASV: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Blessed  [be] he that cometh  in the name  of the LORD:  we have blessed  you out of the house  of the LORD. 

What does Psalms 118:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 118:15-29 - A New Way In A New Day
As we draw near the mellowing light of the sanctuary we see more deeply into the divine meaning of our experiences. In Psalms 118:13, "Thou [1] didst thrust sore at me," but in Psalms 118:18, "The Lord hath chastened me sore." Our Lord and His Apostles made much use of Psalms 118:22. See Matthew 21:42; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:4-7. It probably refers to an incident in the building of the Temple, when a rejected stone was sought for to complete the structure. Its rejection and recovery were "the Lord's doing," as a parable of other and more momentous events.
Psalms 118:27 is peculiarly beautiful. As soon as God gives you light, make use of it for a fuller consecration and be renewal of sacrifice. New light means the discovery of fresh opportunities for divine service. Let light and life keep step! Pass from the altar to the Cross, at which Jesus stands to welcome and endorse your new act of surrender. Behold there the golden cord of love, the silver cord of hope, and the crimson cord of his redeeming sacrifice for you. The confession of such a life will be that God is good, that His service is bliss, and that His mercy never fails. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 118

1  An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5  The psalmist by his experience shows how good it is to trust in God
19  Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed

What do the individual words in Psalms 118:26 mean?

Blessed [is] he who comes in the name of Yahweh we have blessed you from the house of Yahweh
בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

בָּר֣וּךְ  Blessed  [is] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
הַ֭בָּא  he  who  comes 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְּשֵׁ֣ם  in  the  name 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם  we  have  blessed  you 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common plural, second person masculine plural
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
מִבֵּ֥ית  from  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.