Psalms 118:21

Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly within a declaration of deliverance, positioned between a description of the righteous entering through the Lord’s gate and a prophecy about a rejected stone becoming the cornerstone.

The words — The Hebrew verb א֭וֹדְ/ךָ ('od./kha) means "I will give thanks to you," paired with עֲנִיתָ֑/נִי ('a.ni.Ta./ni), literally "you answered me," establishing the causal link between divine response and human praise.

The thread — The formula "became my salvation" and the theme of God hearing prayer appear in Psalms 118:14 and Exodus 15:2, while the structure of thanking God for hearing an appeal mirrors Psalms 116:1.

Why it lands — The text requires a reader to acknowledge that gratitude follows divine intervention, framing salvation as a concrete response to prayer rather than an abstract concept.

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