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Psalm 118:17–19

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118:17I will not die, but live,

and I will proclaim what the Lord has done.23

118:18The Lord severely24 punished me,

but he did not hand me over to death.

118:19Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple!25

I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 23 Heb “the works of the Lord.”
  2. 24 The infinitive absolute emphasizes the following verbal idea.
  3. 25 Heb “the gates of justice.” The gates of the Lord’s temple are referred to here, as v. 20 makes clear. They are called “gates of justice” because they are the entrance to the just king’s palace. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

The Lord has disciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will not die but live,

and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

The Lord has chastened me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

Open for me the gates of the righteous;

I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the Lord has done.

The Lord disciplined me severely

but did not give me over to death.

Open the gates of righteousness for me;

I will enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will not die; instead, I will live

to tell what the Lord has done.

The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not let me die.

Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,

and I will go in and thank the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I will not die but live,

and tell of the works of Yah.

Yah has disciplined me severely,

but he did not consign me to death.

Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to Yah.

KJV 1900King James Version

I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of the Lord.

The Lord hath chastened me sore:

But he hath not given me over unto death.

Open to me the gates of righteousness:

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