Psalm 118:24 “This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in…”

Psalm 118:24

This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

World English Bible

This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

American Standard Version

This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Geneva Bible 1599

This is the day, which the Lord hath made: let vs reioyce and be glad in it.

Darby Translation

This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Young's Literal Translation

This [is] the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

Bible in Basic English

This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.

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Cross references

“the day”

Revelation 1:10 Acts 20:7 Matthew 28:1–8 Zechariah 3:9 John 20:19 John 20:20

Revelation 1:10 · BSB

On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

Acts 20:7 · BSB

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

Matthew 28:1–8 · BSB

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

Zechariah 3:9 · BSB

See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.

John 20:19 · BSB

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

John 20:20 · BSB

After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

“we will”

Psalm 84:10 Isaiah 58:13 Nehemiah 8:10 2 Chronicles 20:26–28 1 Kings 8:66

Psalm 84:10 · BSB

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Isaiah 58:13 · BSB

If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your ow…

Nehemiah 8:10 · BSB

Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

2 Chronicles 20:26–28 · BSB

On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.

1 Kings 8:66 · BSB

On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

25O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!

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