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Psalm 118:17–21

17  xI shall not die, but I shall live,

and yrecount the deeds of the Lord.

18  The Lord has zdisciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19  aOpen to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20  This is the gate of the Lord;

bthe righteous shall enter through it.

21  I thank you that cyou have answered me

uand have become my salvation.

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Psalm 118:17–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 I will not die but live,

and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has chastened me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;

I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord

through which the righteous may enter.

21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;

you have become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord hath chastened me sore:

But he hath not given me over unto death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness:

I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

20 This gate of the Lord,

Into which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me,

And art become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 I will not die; instead, I will live

to tell what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not let me die.

19 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,

and I will go in and thank the Lord.

20 These gates lead to the presence of the Lord,

and the godly enter there.

21 I thank you for answering my prayer

and giving me victory!

Psalm 118:17–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord has chastened me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;

I will go through them,

And I will praise the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord,

Through which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will praise You,

For You have answered me,

And have become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 I will not die, but live,

and I will tell what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has taught me a hard lesson,

but he did not let me die.

19 Open for me the Temple gates.

Then I will come in and thank the Lord.

20 This is the Lord’s gate;

only those who are good may enter through it.

21 Lord, I thank you for answering me.

You have saved me.

Psalm 118:17–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of Jehovah.

18 Jehovah hath chastened me sore;

But he hath not given me over unto death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness:

I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.

20 This is the gate of Jehovah;

The righteous shall enter into it.

21 I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,

And art become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. 18 Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. 20 This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein. 21 I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 I will not die, 

but I will live and tell what the Lord has done. 

18 The Lord disciplined me severely, 

but he did not allow me to be killed. 

19 Open the gates of righteousness for me. 

I will go through them ⸤and⸥ give thanks to the Lord

20 This is the gate of the Lord 

through which righteous people will enter. 

21 I give thanks to you, 

because you have answered me. 

You are my savior. 

Psalm 118:17–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord disciplined me severely

but did not give me over to death.

19 Open the gates of righteousness for me;

I will enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous will enter through it.

21 I will give thanks to You

because You have answered me

and have become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

18 The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not give me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous shall enter through it.

21 I thank you that you have answered me

and have become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 I will not die but live,

and tell of the works of Yah.

18 Yah has disciplined me severely,

but he did not consign me to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to Yah.

20 This is the gate of Yahweh,

through which the righteous will enter.

21 I will give thanks to you for you have answered me,

and you have become my salvation.

Psalm 118:17–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 I will not die. I will live.

I will talk about what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has really punished me.

But he didn’t let me die.

19 Open the gates of the temple for me.

I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord.

Only those who do what is right can go through it.

21 Lord, I will give thanks to you, because you answered me.

You have saved me.

Psalm 118:17–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 I will not die, but live,

And tell of the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord has disciplined me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;

I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord;

The righteous will enter through it.

21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,

And You have become my salvation.


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