Psalms 118:17
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of LORD.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
In Context
16The right hand of LORD is exalted. The right hand of LORD does valiantly.
18LORD has chastened me greatly, but he has not given me over to death.
Cross References
Psalms 6:5For in death there is no remembrance of thee. In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?
Psalms 40:10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart. I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation. I have not concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
Psalms 73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God. I have made lord LORD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.
Psalms 119:13With my lips I have declared all the ordinances of thy mouth.
Isaiah 38:16O LORD, by these things men live, and wholly therein is the life of my spirit. Therefore recover thou me, and make me to live.
Habakkuk 1:12Are not thou from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou have ordained him for judgment, and thou, O Rock, have established him for correction.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:2-19
Goodness of God Celebrated; Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. 6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 7 The Lord taketh my part… Read the whole commentary →