Psalms 118:28

“Thy God hath commanded thy strength, etc.] Which is either an apostrophe or an address to the Messiah, as in (<194507>Psalm 45:7); declaring, that as his God and Father had purposed and promised to send forth, so he had sent forth, the rod of his strength out of Zion, (<19B001>Psalm 110:1,2); that is, his Gospel, both into the several cities of Judea, and into the Gentile world, where it was the power of God unto salvation, both to Jew and Gentile: or else these words are spoken to the churches and congregations, in whom the Lord’s name was to be blessed; or to the princes, rulers, and governors of them before mentioned, showing that the Lord has made good his promise to them, that as their…”

“Thou art my God, and I will praise thee - This is the language of the author of the psalm - his solemn profession before the sanctuary and the altar; his response to the priesthood. In Psalms 118:27, they had declared that “Jehovah alone was God;” to this he now replies, that he acknowledges, it; he recognizes him as the true God, and as his God; he comes to praise him; and he professes his purpose always to exalt him as his God. Thou art my God, I will exalt thee - Repeating the solemn declaration that Yahweh alone was the God whom he worshipped, and that it was his purpose always to magnify his name. return to 'Top of Page'”

“my God: Psa 145:1, Psa 146:2; Exo 15:2; Isa 12:2, Isa 25:1, Isa 25:9 Psalms 118:29”