Psalms 118:5
I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 118 connects to 10 cross-references. The final Egyptian Hallel psalm of Passover, a communal thanksgiving for deliverance. The famous line 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone' is applied to Jesus in all four Gospels. 'Blessed is he who comes in the …
Other Translations
Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
From the straitness I called Jah, Jah answered me in a broad place.
I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.
Cross References
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and …
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto …
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, …
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was …
And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered …
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his …
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large …
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and …