There are a startling number of "strange" coincidences associated with Psalms 118.
1. Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible.
2. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible.
The next few "coincidences" are based on the arrangement of the books in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. Only the most extreme fundamental literalists say that the KJV is verbally inspired even in its order of the books and individual words. Most Christians who accept that the Bible is verbally inspired believe that the inspiration applies not to translations but to the original autographic documents, which, of course, we do not have. Many believers accept, after the work of thousands of biblical scholars in comparing all of the variant readings of the thousands of known scrolls, fragments, papyri, etc. that the reconstituted biblical books are accurate and have better attestation than many classical Roman and Greek works which exist in only a single known copy.
3. Psalm 118 is the middle chapter in the KJV, with 594 chapters before it and 594 chapters after it. 594 + 594 = 1188.
4. Psalm 118:8 (1188).
5. "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." Psalm 118:8.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Psalm 118
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King James Version,
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