When studying Psalms it is important to remember their purpose when they were written as well as how they may be used today. Psalm 118 is a triumphant song of praise that is still used in Jewish ceremonies today. For the Christian, there is an amazing "then and now" in understanding this Psalm and knowing how it represents Jesus and what He did for us as well as what it could have meant to Him right before He was betrayed, arrested, and sentenced to die on a cross.