Psalms

Psalm 118:22–23

²²The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.^d

²³This is from the LORD,

and it is marvelous in our eyes.^e

Footnotes

d 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner; cited in Matthew 21:42|MAT 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, and 1 Peter 2:7
e 118:23 Cited in Matthew 21:42|MAT 21:42and Mark 12:11

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The stone	אֶ֭בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
the builders	הַבּוֹנִ֑ים	hab·bō·w·nîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1129 build
rejected	מָאֲס֣וּ	mā·’ă·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3988 reject
has become	הָ֝יְתָ֗ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the cornerstone	לְרֹ֣אשׁ	lə·rōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֹּ֑את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is	הָ֣יְתָה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
it	הִ֖יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
marvelous	נִפְלָ֣את	nip̄·lāṯ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
in our eyes	בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃	bə·‘ê·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 118:22 Luke 20:17 · Matthew 21:42 · 1 Peter 2:4–8 · Acts 4:11 · Mark 12:10–11 · Ephesians 2:20–22 · Zechariah 4:7

Psalm 118:23 Job 5:9 · Acts 13:41 · Ephesians 1:19–22 · Acts 4:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.