Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 118:28
Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.
28. I will praise thee ] Rather, I will give thanks unto thee, as in Psa 118:29. The verse is another echo of Exo 15:2.
thou art my God ] So the LXX. The Heb. text has, O my God. The word for ‘God’ in the preceding line is El, here it is Elhm. At the end of the verse the LXX repeats Psa 118:21.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee – This is the language of the author of the psalm – his solemn profession before the sanctuary and the altar; his response to the priesthood. In Psa 118:27, they had declared that Jehovah alone was God; to this he now replies, that he acknowledges, it; he recognizes him as the true God, and as his God; he comes to praise him; and he professes his purpose always to exalt him as his God.
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee – Repeating the solemn declaration that Yahweh alone was the God whom he worshipped, and that it was his purpose always to magnify his name.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee,…. These are the words of David, asserting his interest in God as his covenant God; and which is the great blessing of the covenant, and the greatest happiness of men, and will always continue; and for which there is abundant reason for praise: it is an instance of distinguishing grace, all evidence or everlasting love, and the foundation of all comfort and happiness here and hereafter;
[thou art] my God, one will exalt thee; in my heart, and with my lips; and call upon others to join with me in it, as in Ps 118:29. The Targum is,
“thou art my God, and I will confess before thee; thou art my God, and I will praise thee, said David: Samuel replied, and said, Praise, O ye congregation of Israel;”
who are addressed in the next words.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
In the same firm belief with the Psalmist, that this God in Christ is our God in Christ, let us adopt his plan, and end the Psalm, as we began it, in the assurance of his everlasting unchanging love, of all covenant purposes, of redemption in his dear Son; and sing aloud his praises, whose mercy endureth forever.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 118:28 Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.
Ver. 28. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee ] The people are taught to say thus; and the Greek, Arabic, and Latin translations repeat here, Psa 118:21 , “I will praise thee, for thou hast heard me; and art become my salvation.” People can never be sufficiently thankful for their salvation by Christ. It is their duty, and should be their desire.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
praise = give thanks.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Psa 118:28-29
Psa 118:28-29
Again, it is the king who speaks, closing the ceremony with the following prayer.
“Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good.
For his lovingkindness endureth forever.”
The psalm ends with the same verse with which it began. The newly enthroned king acknowledges his status as a servant of God, promising to give thanks to Him and to exalt Him.
E.M. Zerr:
Psa 118:28. Again see the meaning of God at Psa 86:12.
Psa 118:29. This verse is a summing up of the words of adoration with which the chapter abounded. God’s goodness is worthy to be praised because it includes mercy, and the mercy is the kind that never faileth.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
my God: Psa 145:1, Psa 146:2, Exo 15:2, Isa 12:2, Isa 25:1, Isa 25:9
Reciprocal: 1Ch 16:14 – the Lord Psa 63:1 – thou Psa 69:30 – I will Psa 109:1 – O God Psa 118:20 – This gate Psa 143:10 – for thou art Dan 6:22 – My God Hos 2:23 – Thou art my God
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 118:28-29. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee, &c. In these verses the psalmist subjoins his own thankful acknowledgments of divine goodness, in which he calls upon others to join with him, and give thanks unto the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever Thus he concludes the Psalm as he began it, Psa 118:1, for Gods glory must be the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, of all our addresses to him.