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Psalms 118:22

118:21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

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The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

118:23 This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. the LORD's: Heb. from the LORD

What does Psalms 118:22 mean?

Psalms 118:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶבֶן (ʼeben), בָּנָה (bânâh), מָאַס (mâʼaç).

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The
stoneאֶבֶןʼeben/eh'-ben/H68a stone
which
the
buildersבָּנָהbânâh/baw-naw'/H1129to build (literally and figuratively)
refusedמָאַסmâʼaç/maw-as'/H3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
is
become
the
headרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
stone
of
the
corner.פִּנָּהpinnâh/pin-naw'/H6438an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:22.

Ezekiel 1:26

And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Ezekiel 10:1

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

Ezekiel 16:25

Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.

Ezekiel 16:31

In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; In that thou buildest: or, In thy daughters is thine, etc

Jeremiah 2:37

Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

Jeremiah 31:38

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

Jeremiah 51:26

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. desolate: Heb. everlasting desolations

Lamentations 4:1

How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

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What does Psalms 118:22 say?

Psalms 118:22 (King James Version) reads: "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner."

Is Psalms 118:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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