Part 1: Hosanna in the Gates | A Cry for Deliverance
Healing in Hosanna | An Introduction
HEALING
Hosanna in the Gates: A Cry for Deliverance
Psalm 118 and the Beginning of True Healing
“I shall not die, but live, and recount the deeds of Yahweh.”
— Tehillim (Psalm) 118:17, ISR
Healing doesn’t begin with supplements, rest, or remedies.
It begins with a cry—a soul-deep plea that says, “Save us now!”
That cry has a name.
Hosanna.
Psalm 118 is where we hear it first. Not in Greek. Not in tradition. But in Hebrew truth:
“Hoshia na” — הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא — “Please save us now.”
(Verse 25)
Before we can be healed, we must be delivered.
Before we can be strong, we must cry out like the psalmist did—surrounded, pushed down, yet not destroyed.
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever (Psalm 118:1–4)
“Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; for His kindness is everlasting!”
— Psalm 118:1
The psalm begins with the refrain of the faithful remnant:
Let Yisra’ĕl say it.
Let the house of Aharon say it.
Let those who fear Yahweh say it.
This is the first act of healing:
Not denial. Not distraction.
But a declaration:
“His love remains—even here. Even now.”
Out of My Distress, Yahweh Answered Me (Psalm 118:5–9)
“Out of my distress I called on Yah; Yah answered me and set me in a broad place.”
— Psalm 118:5
The Hebrew word for “distress” (metsar) paints a picture of being pressed in—a narrow, crushing place.
“The cords of death surrounded me, and the floods of Beliyaʽal made me afraid.”
— Psalm 18:4
This is the gut pain.
The panic.
The crushing weight of soul-weariness.
And it’s there—in that narrowing—that Yahweh answers and sets us in a broad place.
“It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in man.”
— Psalm 118:8
Healing doesn’t come through human systems. It comes through refuge in Yah.
Surrounded, But Not Consumed (Psalm 118:10–14)
“All nations surrounded me; in the Name of Yahweh I cut them off!”
— Psalm 118:10
This is a war cry—not with weapons, but with the Name.
Surrounded like bees
Burning like thorns
Pushed hard and falling
But Yahweh helps.
Yahweh sustains.
Yahweh delivers.
“Yah is my strength and song, and He has become my deliverance.”
— Psalm 118:14 (compare Exodus 15:2)
This echoes the song of Moses after crossing the sea:
“Yahweh is a man of battle; Yahweh is His Name.”
“The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name.”
— Exodus 15:3
And now, the psalmist sings it in his own battle of body and soul.
I Shall Not Die, But Live (Psalm 118:15–18)
“The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly… I shall not die, but live…”
— Psalm 118:16–17
This is the verse that becomes the heartbeat of Healing in Hosanna.
Not just physical healing, but covenant restoration.
A vow to live—not for survival, but for testimony.
“…and recount the deeds of Yahweh.”
Healing is not for vanity.
It is for declaring His glory.
“For You have tried us, O Elohim… You have laid affliction on our loins. You made men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water, but You brought us out to plenty.”
— Psalm 66:10–12
Yahweh may discipline us (Psalm 118:18), but He does not hand us over to death.
Not when we call on His Name.
Hosanna Was Cried in Jerusalem
Centuries later, this Psalm would be sung by the crowd as Yahushua entered Jerusalem:
“Hosanna to the Son of Dawiḏ! Blessed is He who is coming in the Name of Yahweh!”
— Matthew 21:9
But they didn’t understand what they were singing.
They wanted deliverance from Rome, not from their sin.
They wanted healing without holiness.
“This people shall draw near with their mouth… but their hearts are far from Me.”
— Isaiah 29:13
Hosanna in Your Healing
When we say Healing in Hosanna, we are not offering a method.
We are returning to the gates of righteousness (Psalm 118:19).
We are laying down the palm branches of our striving.
And we are crying out in Spirit and truth:
“Hoshia na—Yahweh, save us now.”
Not by man.
Not by system.
But by the pierced One who became our cornerstone.
And Here We Find Grace…
GRACE perfectly encapsulates the transition from striving, to resting, in God's presence—which is at the heart of the message. Grace is the unmerited favor of God, and it's through His grace that we are able to move from struggle to peace. I invite you to pause and reflect on God's presence, how you can connect to God’s grace in a meaningful way.
Our GRACE Method™ is meant to encourage you so you can experience YHWH, Immanuel, and the Holy Spirit, in a deeper way, on a regular basis, through thought provoking Bible Study, Prayer, education, and Worship.
GRACE Method Reflection
G — Grounded in Scripture
Read Psalm 118:1–18.
Which verse feels like it’s speaking directly to your current season?
R — Reflect on Context
How have you trusted in man or “princes” (v. 9) instead of Yahweh?
Where do you run first for help?
A — Apply to Your Life
What would it look like to make Yahweh your refuge in your healing—not just your backup plan?
C — Commune with Yahweh
Pray: “Yahweh, I cry to You from this narrow place. Be my deliverance. Set me in a broad place again.”
E — Exalt His Name
Declare out loud:“I shall not die, but live, and recount the deeds of Yahweh!”
(Psalm 118:17)
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Have you ever cried “Hosanna!” from a place of pain?
Share this post or your story to help others see that healing begins when we stop pretending—and start crying out.
Let the redeemed of Yahweh say so.
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