Psalms 115 · Verse 18

Psalms 115:18

But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.
Psalms 115:18, King James Version

Psalms 115:18 in other translations

BSBBut it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!
WEBbut we will bless the LORD, from this time forward and forever more. Praise the LORD!
ASVBut we will bless Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye Jehovah.
YLTAnd we, we bless Jah, From henceforth, and unto the age. Praise ye Jah!
DARBYBut we will bless Jah from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah!
BBEBut we will give praise to the Lord now and for ever. Praise be to the Lord.
WebsterBut we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for ever. Praise the LORD.

What does Psalms 115:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. Hence let us fulfil the purpose of our creation, and evermore show forth His praise.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 But we will bless the Lord - Our fathers, who received so much from thy bounty, are dead, their tongues are silent in the grave; we are in their place, and wish to magnify thy name, for thou hast dealt bountifully with us. But grant us those farther blessings before we die which we so much need; and we will praise thee as living monuments of thy mercy, and the praise we begin now shall continue for ever and ever. The Targum, for "neither any that go down into silence," has "nor any that descend into the house of earthly sepulture," that is, the tomb. The Anglo-Saxon: neither all they that go down into hell. Nogh the dede sal loue the Lorde, ne al that lyghtes in hell. Old Psalter. The word hell among our ancestors meant originally the covered, or hidden obscure place, from helan, to cover or conceal: it now expresses only the place of endless torment.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 115:9-18

It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be cheerful faith in him; those who reverence his word, may rely upon it. He is ever found faithful. The greatest need his blessing, and it shall not be denied to the meanest that fear him. God's blessing gives an increase…

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Psalms 115:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ\׀va.'a.Nach.nuand weH587
נְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְne.Va.Rekhwe will blessH1288
יָ֗הּYahYahwehH3050
מֵֽעַתָּ֥הme.'a.Tahfrom nowH6258
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untilH5704
עוֹלָ֗םo.LamperpetuityH5769
הַֽלְלוּ\־ha.lu-praiseH1984
יָֽהּ\׃YahYahwehH3050

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 115:18

  • Psalms 113:2

    Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

  • Daniel 2:20

    Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

  • Psalms 145:21

    My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

  • Revelation 5:13

    And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 145:2

    Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 118:17-19

    I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
113:2; 118:17-19; 145:2,21; Da 2:20; Re 5:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 115:17

    The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

  • Psalms 115:18

    But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.

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Psalms 115:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas nosotros bendeciremos á JAH, desde ahora para siempre. Aleluya.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais nous, nous bénirons Jah, dès maintenant et à toujours. Louez Jah!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wir aber, wir werden Jehova preisen von nun an bis in Ewigkeit. Lobet Jehova!