Psalms 118:27 KJV
God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Words Then and Now
- shewed to show Still heard today: show, the same word; shewn is still a British legal spelling Webster’s 1828 · Show
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- The coming of Christ in his kingdomThose who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, Ps 118:22, Ps 118:23, may refer to David's...
Thompson Chains
- God a LightLink 4 of 7 · next Isaiah 60:20
- EnlightenmentSee the chain from Psalms 18:28 · 8 links
Cross References
- Esther 8:16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
- 1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Exodus 27:2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
- Psalms 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
- 1 Kings 18:39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
- Isaiah 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
- John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
- Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
- Exodus 38:2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
- 1 Kings 8:63–64 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. …
- 1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
- Psalms 37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
- Psalms 51:18–19 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. …
- Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
- Micah 7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
- Malachi 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
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Hebrew and Strong’s
- God אֵל ʾēl אֵל Noun · masculine singular construct
- the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- which hath shewed us light וַיָּאֶר wayyāʾer אוֹר Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- bind לָנוּ lānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural אִסְרוּ ʾisrû אָסַר Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- the sacrifice חַג ḥag חַג Noun · masculine singular
- with cords בַּעֲבֹתִים baʿăbōtîm עֲבֹת Noun · masculine or feminine plural · with preposition
- unto the horns עַד ʿad Preposition קַרְנוֹת qarnôt קֶרֶן Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
- of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
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