Psalm 118 is a triumphant Psalm of thanksgiving and victory. It contains the words shouted on Palm Sunday: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” This Psalm finds direct fulfillment in Jesus’ triumphal entry (Matthew 21). The crowds quote Psalm 118 without fully realizing its depth. The One they celebrate as King will soon be rejected—yet through rejection, He becomes the foundation of salvation.
