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Psalm 118

Psa. 118:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thep stone
'eben (Hebrew #68)
a stone
KJV usage: + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Pronounce: eh'-ben
Origin: from the root of 1129 through the meaning to build
which the builders
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
refused
ma'ac (Hebrew #3988)
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
KJV usage: abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, X utterly, vile person.
Pronounce: maw-as'
Origin: a primitive root
is become the head
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
stone of the corner
pinnah (Hebrew #6438)
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
KJV usage: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
Pronounce: pin-naw'
Origin: feminine of 6434
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Matt. 21:42• 42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? (Matt. 21:42)
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Acts 4:11• 11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. (Acts 4:11)
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Eph. 2:20• 20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; (Eph. 2:20)
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1 Peter 2:4,7• 4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
 7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, (1 Peter 2:4,7)

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Builder,
Corner Stone,
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Ministry on This Verse

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The stone.
Matt. 21:42• 42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? (Matt. 21:42)
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Mark 12:10‑11• 10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
 11This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? (Mark 12:10‑11)
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Luke 20:17• 17And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? (Luke 20:17)
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Acts 4:11• 11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. (Acts 4:11)
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Eph. 2:20‑22• 20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
 21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
 22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. (Eph. 2:20‑22)
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1 Peter 2:4‑8• 4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
 5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
 6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
 7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
 8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:4‑8)
the head.
Zech. 4:7• 7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. (Zech. 4:7)
• {v.22-23} Israel (the Jews really) rejected Christ as “the Stone” when He was here on earth (His first coming—Acts 4:11), but now they own Him as the Head of the corner, the foundation upon which the church has been built. At last Israel has found that same Stone as their sure foundation. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)
• (vv. 22-24) In the deeply important verses that follow, the psalmist probes the root of all the sorrows that the nation has passed through, and shows the righteous ground of their salvation and blessing. Their long history of trial, when scattered among the nations is traced to their rejection of Christ, while their restoration is brought about by their confession of Christ. The gate of the Lord through which the righteous will pass to blessing (vs. 20), has its full answer in Christ. He alone is the way into all blessing. (“Psalms 118” by H. Smith)
• Isaiah prophesied concerning Christ, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation” (Isa. 28:16). The psalmist tells us this stone is refused of the builders. In the New Testament the Lord Himself, (and the Holy Spirit, speaking through the Apostles) applies these words to His own rejection by the leaders of Israel, warning them that it would lead to the judgment of the nation. (“Psalms 118” by H. Smith)
• If the rejection of Christ was man’s act, the exaltation of Christ is the Lord’s doing, and the everlasting proof of God’s delight in, and acceptance of, Christ—the ground of all blessing for man, whether Israel, the Church or the nations. (“Psalms 118” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the cornerb:

JND Translation Notes

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b
i.e. the corner-stone.