Psalm 118:19–24
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
I was wondering why this was one of the texts for the days following Easter Sunday. As I read it, I saw familiar verses. First was, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” That certainly describes the events of Jesus’ last week on this earth. He was rejected by the chief priests and the elders, and even by the people. Second was, “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” It is the LORD, our Father and Jesus’ father in heaven, who raised him up from the dead on that first Easter. We are always rejoicing in that day. (more…)
