The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner.
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. Here the people magnify God for bringing his chosen servant into the honourable office, which had been allotted to him by divine decree. A wise king and valiant leader is a stone by which the national fabric is built up.
David reached the throne not by his own wit or men's favor, but appointed by God Himself. He had faced mortal dangers a hundred times over; God alone delivered him. This temporal kingdom figures the eternal spiritual kingdom of Christ, in whom David's person is fulfilled.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:1-29
The gates of righteousness belong to those who conform to God's loving will alone. Israel beheld in the rebuilt Temple a reflection of what it had become through mercy, yet great mountains of difficulty stood before Zerubbabel until God made them plain and brought forth the capstone.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:19-29