Psalms 118:17
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
Psalms 118:17 in other translations
| BSB | I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. |
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| WEB | I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works. |
| ASV | I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of Jehovah. |
| YLT | I do not die, but live, And recount the works of Jah, |
| DARBY | I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. |
| BBE | Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord. |
| Webster | I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. |
What does Psalms 118:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 118:17-18
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 118:1-18
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. Whether the believer traces back his comfort to…
Psalms 118:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 118:17
- John 11:4
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
- Psalms 71:17-18
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
- Isaiah 38:16-20
O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. …
- Psalms 6:5
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
- Psalms 73:28
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
- Habakkuk 1:12
Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
- Romans 14:7-9
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
- Psalms 145:4
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
- Psalms 107:22
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
- Psalms 40:5
Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
- Psalms 40:10
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
- Jeremiah 51:10
The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 118:16
The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
- Psalms 118:17
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
- Psalms 118:18
The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
Psalms 118:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No moriré, sino que viviré, y contaré las obras de JAH. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je ne mourrai pas, mais je vivrai, et je raconterai les œuvres de Jah. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich werde nicht sterben, sondern leben und die Taten Jahs erzählen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Retribue servo tuo, vivifica me, et custodiam sermones tuos. |