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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 says to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, this was made the corner-stone: of Jehovah this is, and it is marvellous in our eyes. (Matt. 21:42)
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Acts 4:11• 11He is the Stone that was set at nought by you the builders, that was made head of [the] corner. (Acts 4:11)
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Eph. 2:20• 20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-stone, (Eph. 2:20)
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1 Peter 2:4,7• 4Unto whom approaching, a living stone, by men indeed rejected but with God chosen, precious,
 7To you therefore that believe [is] the preciousness; but to disobedient [ones] a stone which the builders rejected, this became head of 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 says to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, this was made the corner-stone: of Jehovah this is, and it is marvellous in our eyes. (Matt. 21:42)
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Mark 12:10‑11• 10Have ye not read this Scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the corner-stone:
 11this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes? (Mark 12:10‑11)
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Luke 20:17• 17But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written? The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner stone. (Luke 20:17)
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Acts 4:11• 11He is the Stone that was set at nought by you the builders, that was made head of [the] corner. (Acts 4:11)
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Eph. 2:20‑22• 20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-stone,
 21in whom all the building fitted together increaseth unto a holy temple in [the] Lord,
 22in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God in [the] Spirit. (Eph. 2:20‑22)
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1 Peter 2:4‑8• 4Unto whom approaching, a living stone, by men indeed rejected but with God chosen, precious,
 5yourselves also as living stones are being builded up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
 6Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a corner-stone, elect, precious; and he that believeth on him shall in no way be shamed.
 7To you therefore that believe [is] the preciousness; but to disobedient [ones] a stone which the builders rejected, this became head of corner,
 8and stone of stumbling, and rock of offence; stumbling as they do at the word, being disobedient, unto which 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)
• (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. (“Psalm 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. (“Psalm 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. (“Psalm 118” by H. Smith)
• {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)

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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i.e. the corner-stone.

W. Kelly Translation

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The stone the builders rejected{HR}Hath become (for) head of the corner.