“ I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. ”
I 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 Psalms 118:13 , to...
I shall not die, but live, and (h) declare the works of the LORD. (h) So that all, that are both far and near, may see his mighty power.
CXVIII. A Hymn for Festal Procession to Zion. The old tradition that different parts were appropriated to different voices is right in substance, though the statement of the Targum that in Psalms...
works. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "work" (singular)
17. I shall not die David speaks like one emerging from the sepulcher. The very same person who says, I shall not die, acknowledges that he was rescued from death, to which he was near as...
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. I shall not die - I was nigh unto death; but I am preserved, - preserved to publish the wondrous works of the Lord.
I shall not die, &c.— These verses express how near death he thought himself to have been. I shall not die, i.e. as I had feared. God had given him some correction, namely, by endangering his...
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. "Death" threatened Israel ( Psalms 116:15 ), but the Lord, by His g...
This Ps. was evidently written for the Temple worship on the occasion of some great festival ( Psalms 118:24 ), when it might be used as a processional hymn. It has been variously referred ( a ) to t...
I shall not die, but live. — It is Israel, and not an individual, who thus claims a continuance of life for the display of God’s glory. But as so often we find, the hope is so expressed as to suit...
Psalms 118:1-29 THIS is unmistakably a psalm for use in the Temple worship, and probably meant to be sung antiphonally, on some day of national rejoicing ( Psalms 118:24 ). A general concurrence o...
a New Way in a New Day Psalms 118:15-29 As we draw near the mellowing light of the sanctuary we see more deeply into the divine meaning of our experiences. In Psalms 118:13 , “ Thou [the ene...
This is the sixth and last of the Hallel. It is the song of perfect victory, and was undoubtedly arranged to be sung by the triumphal procession as it made its way to the Temple for thanksgiving and...
I make no pause in these verses, because I think they contain a beautiful subject, in reference to the Lord Jesus in his ministry; and it were a pity to interrupt the reading. Let the Reader, when he...
I shall not die, but live ,.... Not that he should never die, David knew he should; but that his present afflictions would not issue in death; or he should not die by the hands of his enemies, he so...
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. Ver. 17. I shall not die, but live ] This he was well assured of by faith; as was also the Church in Habakkuk, Habakkuk 1:12 , "Art...
The voice of rejoicing and salvation That is, of rejoicing and thanksgiving for the deliverances God hath wrought for them; is in the tabernacle of the righteous Because they clearly see God's ha...
Goodness of God Celebrated; Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD ; for he is good: because his me...
I shall not die, to wit, so soon as mine enemies desire, nor by their sword, as they hope and endeavour. Declare the works of the Lord; one branch whereof is the total destruction of mine enemies...
INTRODUCTION 1. The last of the group (113–118.) constituting the Hallel. 2. Certainly a temple Psalm, most probably composed for a great occasion. “Some incline to the Davidic authorship, when he...
Psalms 118:17 I. What did these words mean in the mouth of our Lord Jesus Christ? Before His crucifixion the words were clearly a prophecy of the Resurrection. But after the Resurrection the words...
May the Good Spirit, who taught the psalmist to indite these words help us to feel their inward meaning! Psalms 118:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for...
This psalm is destitute of title, and the occasion on which it was composed is not known. The style however, the subject, the masterly manner in which it is treated, and the spirit which pervades the...
The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. God and man I. How God should be realized by every man. What should He be to every many 1. He should be his strength. All the st...
EXPOSITION AN antiphonal hymn, composed for a joyful occasion, when there was to be a procession to the temple, a welcoming of the procession by those inside, and the solemn offering of a sacr...
A Psalm for Festival Services. This hymn, written altogether in the style of David, bears a liturgical character and was, in fact, used in the Jewish Church upon the occasion of the great festival...
Habakkuk 1:12 ; Isaiah 38:16-20 ; Jeremiah 51:10 ; John 11:4 ; Psalms 107:22 ; Psalms 119:13 ; Psalms 145:4 ; Psalms 40:10 ; Psalms 40:5 ; Psalms 6:5 ; Psalms 71:17 ; Psalms 71:18 ; Psal...