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20 This is the Lord’s gate—
the godly enter through it.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me,
and have become my deliverer.
22 The stone that the builders discarded[a]
has become the cornerstone.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118:22 tn Or “rejected.”
  2. Psalm 118:22 tn Heb “the head of the corner.”sn The metaphor of the stone…the builders discarded describes the way in which God’s deliverance reversed the psalmist’s circumstances. When he was in distress, he was like a stone which was discarded by builders as useless, but now that he has been vindicated by God, all can see that he is of special importance to God, like the cornerstone of the building.

20 这是耶和华的门,

义人才可以进去。

21 我要称谢你,因为你应允了我,

又成了我的拯救。

22 建筑工人所弃的石头,

成了房角的主要石头;

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20 This is the gate of the Lord(A)
    through which the righteous may enter.(B)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;(C)
    you have become my salvation.(D)

22 The stone(E) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;(F)

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20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

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

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