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Verse 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....
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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 bac...
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PSALM 118-119
Psalms 118
Christ the Head of the Corner
_ 1. His mercy endureth forever (Psalms 118:1)_
2. The past experience (Psalms 118:8)
3. Jehovah My Salvation ...
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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 118:...
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WORKS. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "work"
(singular)...
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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 person...
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PSALMS 118
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Passover Hosanna-Song.
ANALYSIS
(See bracketed Headlines let into the Psalm).
(P.R.I.) Praise ye Yah!
(PART I.INVITATIONS TO PRAISE.)
(First in Standing Refrain:...
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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 (), but the Lord, by His glorious "works" in he...
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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 the...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
HOSANNA! (SAVE US NOW!)
PSALMS 118
Jesus said, "Did you not read (this) in the Bible? The *builders
threw away a stone. It is now in an important place at the c...
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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
not...
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לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי ־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וַ֝
אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַ
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Psalms 118:1
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 of opinion...
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A NEW WAY IN A NEW DAY
Psalms 118:15
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 enemy] didst t...
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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
w...
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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....
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_Give. Hebrew, "avenge," Psalm xii. 6., and cxxxvii. 9. Draw me from
this state of oppression, (Calmet) or rather, give me abundant grace,
(Berthier) and eternal life. (St. Hilary) --- I cannot fulfil...
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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...
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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 conde...
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Psalms 118 is also, though not formally so, rendering praise and
thanksgiving as promised, connected with, or rather founded on, the
known formula His mercy endureth for ever. The same that in Psalms...
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_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 not...
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_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 han...
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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 festivals, a...
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I shall not die, thus being deprived of the privilege of praising
Jehovah, BUT LIVE, being preserved by God's mercy, AND DECLARE THE
WORKS OF THE LORD, that being one of the glorious duties of all
bel...
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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, t...
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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. He...
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Psalms 118:17 die H4191 (H8799) live H2421 (H8799) declare H5608
(H8762) works H4639 LORD H3050...
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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 mus...
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Psalms 118:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because
his mercy endureth for ever._
Here is a standing reason for thanksgiving. Although we may not always
be healthy, nor always prosper...
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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 eve...
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CONTENTS: Cheerful acknowledgement of God's goodness and dependence
upon that goodness for the future.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Never failing streams of mercy flow from our God. The more
our hea...
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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...
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_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 strengt...
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_I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord._
THE POWER OF RECOVERY
This buoyant and hopeful language is obviously in place on Easter Day.
The psalm which contains it was sung for t...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:1. This joyful psalm calls on all of
God’s people to praise the Lord for his steadfast love (vv. Psalms
118:1). It then moves to wha
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:17 The experience of deliverance leads the
psalmist to say, I SHALL NOT DIE, BUT I SHALL LIVE. God extends life
so that I might recount the deeds of the LORD
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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 wa...
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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 sacrifice up...
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As we get into Psalms 118:1-29, the last of the Hallel psalms.
O give thanks unto the LORD (Psalms 118:1);
Again, the exhortation, praise and thanks, "O give thanks unto the
Lord."
for he is good: b...
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Habakkuk 1:12; Isaiah 38:16; Jeremiah 51:10; John 11:4; Psalms 107: