King James Version
Psalms 118:22 in the King James Version says “The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 118 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.”
Psalms 118:22 · KJV
This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
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.
This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. the LORD's: Heb. from the LORD
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“is become the head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“stone of the corner”
H6438an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
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