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Psalm 118:24

诗篇 118:24

The Passage

This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

In the other language

这是耶和华所定的日子，我们在其中要高兴欢喜。

Theme

Rejoice today

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Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

Today's demands can make the whole day feel like something to get through. This passage does not explain how to resolve pressure at work, but it names the day as the LORD's creation and gives voice to gladness. Rejoicing need not mean pretending the strain is pleasant or ignoring what needs to change. It can mean allowing something besides urgency to receive your attention: a shared meal, a colleague's kindness, a moment of quiet. The pressure is real, but it is not the only thing available to notice. What small part of this day could you receive with gratitude without denying its difficulty?

Carry thisPressure is real, but it is not the whole day.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

Today is the day this psalm names as the LORD's making. It does not directly explain how to love someone better, but its invitation to rejoice draws your attention to the day you actually have. In a relationship, you can become absorbed in yesterday's disappointments or tomorrow's uncertainties and overlook the person before you. Gladness need not deny what is difficult. It can include noticing one kindness, receiving one ordinary moment, or expressing gratitude without asking for anything back. This passage leaves room to meet the present with appreciation rather than treating it only as a problem to solve. What can you genuinely appreciate about this person today?

Carry thisGratitude has a place beside what still needs attention.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

This day, rather than the coming weeks, is where the psalm places your attention. It does not identify what you should let go of, but it offers a way to loosen your grip on days you cannot yet live. Rejoicing here need not mean denying what is difficult or forcing yourself to feel cheerful. It can begin with receiving something ordinary in the day already before you: a meal, a conversation, a moment of rest. Planning still has its place, but anticipation does not have to occupy every moment. What concern about the weeks ahead is keeping you from receiving something good today?

Carry thisToday has room for gladness alongside what remains unresolved.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

Today can feel like a container you must fill with finished tasks. This psalm speaks of it first as a day the LORD has made, something received before it is something managed. It does not explain how to quiet a crowded schedule, but it offers a way of attending to the day you actually have. Rejoicing need not mean denying pressure or making yourself feel cheerful. You might pause long enough to notice one thing you can genuinely welcome: light through a window, a shared meal, a moment of rest. This verse does not explain how to quiet your schedule. Is there one ordinary gift in the day the Lord has made that you could pause to welcome?

Carry thisThis day is more than the tasks it contains.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

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Psalm 118 — in context

18Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

19Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.

20This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter into it.

21I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation.

22The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.

23This is the LORD’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.

24This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

25Save us now, we beg you, the LORD! The LORD, we beg you, send prosperity now.

26Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house.

27The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

29Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

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