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Psalm 118:18 KJV

Psalms · chapter 118 · verse 18

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.Psalm 118:18 · King James Version

Psalm 118:18 in context

16The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

18The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:

20This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

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Commentary

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.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-18

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