Psalms 118:18
Yah, chastened me sore, But, unto death, did not deliver me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
In Context
17I shall not die, but live, That I may recount the doings of Yah.
19Open to me the gates of righteousness, I will enter therein, I will give thanks unto Yah.
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:1And it came to pass, after this, that, Absolom, son of David, having a beautiful sister, whose name, was Tamar, Amnon son of David loved her.
Job 5:17Lo! how happy is the man whom God correcteth! Therefore, the chastening of the Almighty, do not thou refuse;
Job 33:16Then, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal;
Psalms 94:12How happy the man whom thou correctest, O Yah! And whom, out of thy law, thou instructest!
Jonah 2:6To the roots of the mountains, went I down, As for the earth, her bars, were about me, age-abidingly,—Then didst thou bring up—out of the pit—my life, O Yahweh my God.
2 Corinthians 1:9But, we ourselves, within ourselves, have had the sentence of death, that we might not rest our confidence upon ourselves, but upon God, who raiseth the dead,
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 →