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Psalm 118:27
The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
25Save us now, we beg you, LORD! LORD, we beg you, send prosperity now.
26Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house.
27The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.
28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.
29Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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Light received from God leads into a scene of sacrifice, where cords and an altar make thanksgiving a tangible act of worship.
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Genesis 1:3God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.Both passages name God as the source of light: Genesis records his command, while the psalm celebrates his gift.
Psalm 18:28For you will light my lamp, LORD. My God will light up my darkness.Both psalms credit the LORD with giving light; Psalm 18 expresses that help through a lamp and darkness.
John 8:12Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”Light is a gift in both passages: the psalm credits the LORD, and Jesus promises the light of life to his followers.
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out …Both passages connect light received from God with praise that declares who he is.
Esther 8:16The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.Both texts describe people having light; Esther pairs it with gladness, while the psalm pairs it with worship.
Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the LORD’s glory has risen on you!Both passages celebrate light that has come from the LORD, with Isaiah naming his glory as rising upon his people.
Isaiah 9:2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.Both passages speak of light already received; Isaiah describes it shining on people who had walked in darkness.
Psalm 37:6he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.Light is the shared image, though Psalm 37 uses it for righteousness made visible and Psalm 118 names it as God’s gift.
1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “The LORD, he is God! The LORD, he is God!”Both passages contain an explicit declaration that the LORD is God, spoken in a setting of worship.
Exodus 27:2You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.The altar’s horns connect these passages: Exodus describes their construction, and the psalm names them in its command about the sacrifice.
1 Kings 8:63–64Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, twenty two thousand head of cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. …Both passages describe sacrifice offered in worship of the LORD, with Kings recounting the offerings at the dedication of his house.
Malachi 4:2But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out and leap like calves of the stall.Both passages associate God’s goodness with light, though Malachi promises a rising sun of righteousness and the psalm celebrates light already given.
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The cords and sacrifice belong to Israel’s worship at the altar. The praise has a clear center: YHWH is God, and the light comes from him.
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