The stone: Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10-11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1 Peter 2:4-8
the head: Zechariah 4:7
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Psalms 118:22
Psalms 118:22
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AN antiphonal hymn, composed for a joyful occasion, when there was to be a procession to the temple, a welcoming of the procession by those inside, and the solemn offering of a sacrifice upon the altar…Psalms 118:19-29Psalms 118:19-29 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here an illustrious prophecy of the humiliation and exaltation
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