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Psalms 118:18
18Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.
Psalms 118:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death.
Context of Psalms 118:18
16The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. 17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death. 19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. 20This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein.
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יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 118:18
- Psalms 66:10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
- Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;
- 2 Samuel 12:10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.
- 2 Samuel 13:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.
- 2 Samuel 16:1And when David was a little past the summit, behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and a hundred raisin-cakes, and a hundred cakes of summer fruits, and a flask of wine.
- Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
- Job 33:16Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
- Proverbs 3:11My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
- Jonah 2:6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The bars of the earth [closed] upon me for ever: But thou hast brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But being judged, we are disciplined of [the] Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;
- 2 Corinthians 6:9as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as disciplined, and not put to death;
- Hebrews 12:10For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The Lord hath chastened me sore - Hebrew, “The Lord has chastened - has chastened me.” See the notes at Psalm 118:13. The psalmist had been greatly afflicted, and he now looked upon his affliction in the light of a fatherly chastisement or correction. It had been a severe trial, and he was not insensible to its severity, though he regarded it as designed for his own good. But he hath not given we over unto death - He interposed when I was in danger; he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-21God has restored the psalmist from death to life, so he praises the Lord publicly (see Psalm 116:6, 12–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. He would live, because confident his life would be for God's glory.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 118
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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