God’s Word Translation
Psalms 118:17
17I will not die, but I will live and tell what the Lord has done.
Psalms 118:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord.
Context of Psalms 118:17
15The sound of joyful singing and victory is heard in the tents of righteous people. The right hand of the Lord displays strength. 16The right hand of the Lord is held high. The right hand of the Lord displays strength. I will not die, but I will live and tell what the Lord has done. 18The Lord disciplined me severely, but he did not allow me to be killed. 19Open the gates of righteousness for me. I will go through them ⌞and⌟ give thanks to the Lord.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:17 word by word
לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 118:17
- Psalms 6:5In death, no one remembers you. In the grave, who praises you?
- Isaiah 38:16Lord, people live in spite of such things, and I have the will to live in spite of them. You give me health and keep me alive.
- Habakkuk 1:12Didn’t you exist before time began, O Lord, my God, my Holy One? We will not die! O Lord, you have appointed the Babylonians to bring judgment. O Rock, you have destined them to correct us.
- John 11:4When Jesus heard the message, he said, “His sickness won’t result in death. Instead, this sickness will bring glory to God so that the Son of God will receive glory through it.”
- Romans 14:7It’s clear that we don’t live to honor ourselves, and we don’t die to honor ourselves.
- Psalms 40:5You have done many miraculous things, O Lord my God. You have made many wonderful plans for us. No one compares to you! I will tell others about your miracles, which are more than I can count.
- Psalms 71:17O God, you have taught me ever since I was young, and I still talk about the miracles you have done.
- Psalms 73:28Being united with God is my highest good. I have made the Almighty Lord my refuge so that I may report everything that he has done.
- Psalms 107:22Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice. Let them tell in joyful songs what he has done.
- Psalms 119:13With my lips I have repeated every regulation that ⌞comes⌟ from your mouth.
- Psalms 145:4One generation will praise your deeds to the next. Each generation will talk about your mighty acts.
- Jeremiah 51:10The Lord has brought about our victory. Let’s announce in Zion what the Lord our God has done.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17I shall not die - I was nigh unto death; but I am preserved, - preserved to publish the wondrous works of the Lord.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17I shall not die, but live - Evidently the psalmist had apprehended that he would die; or, he had felt that he was in imminent danger of dying. In this language he seems, as in Psalm 118:13, to go back again to the scenes referred to in the psalm. He lives them over again. He describes the feelings which he had then. He saw that he was in danger. His enemies were thick round about him, and sought his life. But he had then the assurance that they would not…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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