Psalms 118:17

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

15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things! 16The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things! I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the Lord has done. 18The Lord has punished me severely, but he did not let me die. 19Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the Lord.

Psalms 118:17 word by word

לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I shall not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• but liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• and declareסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• the worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• of the Lordיָהּyâhh · LORDH3050

Cross-references for Psalms 118:17

• Psalms 6:5For the dead do not remember you. Who can praise you from the grave?
• Isaiah 38:16Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You restore my health and allow me to live!
• Habakkuk 1:12O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins.
• John 11:4But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.”
• Romans 14:7For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves.
• Psalms 40:5O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.
• Psalms 71:17O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
• Psalms 73:28But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
• Psalms 107:22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
• Psalms 119:13I have recited aloud all the regulations you have given us.
• Psalms 145:4Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.
• Jeremiah 51:10The Lord has vindicated us. Come, let us announce in Jerusalem everything 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

Topics related to Psalms 118:17

• Desire
• Faith

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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