What happensPermalink
The psalmist calls for songs of thanksgiving, recounting personal deliverance and a national victory, where Israel was surrounded but God gave them triumph. The psalm culminates in a liturgical procession into the temple, offering thanks for God’s salvation and faithfulness.
Why it mattersPermalink
This psalm may have been written for laying the foundation of the new temple (Ezra 3:11) or its dedication (Ezra 6:16–22). Its New Testament significance is profound: worshipers greet Jesus with vv.25–26 at His Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, and v.22 (“the stone the builders rejected”) is one of the most quoted Old Testament verses (Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7).
Key versePermalink
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.