Psalms 118:17 - Exposition

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 witness to all men of "the might of his marvelous acts," and "abundantly utter the memory of his great goodness."