Psalm 118:17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 118:1-18

It appears here, as often as elsewhere, that David had his heart full of the goodness of God. He loved to think of it, loved to speak of it, and was very solicitous that God might have the praise of it and others the comfort of it. The more our hearts are impressed with a sense of God's goodness the more they will be enlarged in all manner of obedience. In these verses, I. He celebrates God's mercy in general, and calls upon others to acknowledge it, from their own experience of it (Ps.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:17

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 sometimes feared he should; but now believed he should live, as he did, to a good old age: he knew he should live spiritually and eternally, and not die a second death; and so may all true believers and members of Christ say. Yea, these words may be considered as the words of Christ; who, though he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:17

I shall not die - I was nigh unto death; but I am preserved, - preserved to publish the wondrous works of the Lord. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:17

Verse 17 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 one condemned to it. For a series of years his life was in imminent danger, exposed every moment to a thousand deaths, and no sooner was he delivered from one than he entered into another. Thus he declares that he would not die, because he regained life, all hope of which he had entirely abandoned. We,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:1-21

Opposition, deliverance, thanksgiving. The psalmist (or the nation) is passing, or has just passed, through great distress. He (it) has been the object of malignant and determined attack; he has been surrounded by enemies, and been in peril of his life; he has then, as always, sought help from above; and he has been so graciously relieved that he has the sense of deliverance in his soul, and the song of triumph on his lips. I. HUMAN OPPOSITION . This begins in: 1. Hatred ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

The first eighteen verses are the song of the procession as it winds its way slowly up the hill to the great gate of the temple, sung alternately, as it would seem, by the two halves of the procession. Psalms 118:19 is the utterance of the leader, in the name of the whole hand, on their arrival before the gates. Psalms 118:20 is the reply made to them by those inside. The procession, as it enters, sings Psalms 118:21-24 antiphonally as before, all joining in Psalms 118:25 . Those... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:17

I shall not die, but live . The psalmist speaks, not in his own person, but in the name of his nation. They had been brought very near to extinction; but now the danger was past. God had given them "a reviving" ( Ezra 9:8 , Ezra 9:9 ); and they felt that henceforth they would "live." And declare the works of the Lord. They would employ the new life granted them in "declaring God's works" (see Psalms 40:5 , Psalms 40:10 ; Psalms 96:3 ; Psalms 145:4-6 ); i . e . they would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:17

I shall not die, but live. I. THIS PSALM HAS BEEN WELL CALLED THE " HYMN Or DELIVERANCE FROM EXILE ," as the song of Moses was the "Hymn of Deliverance from Egypt." It is such a Te Deum as was possible when as yet the gospel had not been revealed. The enemies of Israel had done their worst. They had compassed Israel "about like bees" ( Psalms 118:10-12 ); they had "thrust sore at him," that he might fall ( Psalms 118:13 ). But with this recollection, and with... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 118:17

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 go back again to the scenes referred to in the psalm. He lives them over again. He describes the feelings which he had then. He saw that he was in danger. His enemies were thick round about him, and sought his life. But he had then the assurance that they would not be victorious; that they would not... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 118:15-18

Psalms 118:15-18. 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 hand in the work, and therefore take pleasure in it. “There is a noise of them that sing for joy,” says Dr. Horne, “in the camp of the saints; the church militant resounds with thanksgiving and the voice of melody; paradise is restored below, and earth bears some resemblance of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 118:1-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 118:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 118:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 118:15-18

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