Psalms

Psalm 118:17–19

¹⁷I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the LORD has done.

¹⁸The LORD disciplined me severely,

but He has not given me over to death.

¹⁹Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will not	לֹֽא	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	אָמ֥וּת	’ā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4191 die
but	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will live	אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה	’eḥ·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2421 live
and proclaim	וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר	wa·’ă·sap·pêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H5608 count
what the LORD	יָֽהּ׃	yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3050 Jah
has done	מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י	ma·‘ă·śê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4639 deed, work

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יָּ֑הּ	yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3050 Jah
disciplined me severely	יַסֹּ֣ר	yas·sōr	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
but He has not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
given me over	נְתָנָֽנִי׃	nə·ṯā·nā·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
to death	וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת	wə·lam·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Open	פִּתְחוּ־	piṯ·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6605 open
to me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
the gates	שַׁעֲרֵי־	ša·‘ă·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of righteousness	צֶ֑דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
that I may enter	אָֽבֹא־	’ā·ḇō-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and give thanks	אוֹדֶ֥ה	’ō·w·ḏeh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H3034 throw, cast
to the LORD	יָֽהּ׃	yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3050 Jah

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 118:17 John 11:4 · Psalm 71:17–18 · Isaiah 38:16–20 · Psalm 6:5 · Psalm 73:28 · Habakkuk 1:12 · Romans 14:7–9 · Psalm 145:4 · Psalm 107:22 · Psalm 40:5 · Psalm 40:10 · Jeremiah 51:10

Psalm 118:18 1 Corinthians 11:32 · 2 Corinthians 6:9 · Job 5:17–18 · Proverbs 3:11–12 · 2 Corinthians 1:9–11 · Psalm 94:12–13 · Psalm 66:10–12 · Jonah 2:6 · Job 33:16–30 · 2 Samuel 12:10 · 2 Samuel 13:1–39 · Hebrews 12:10–11

Psalm 118:19 Isaiah 26:2 · Revelation 22:14 · Psalm 9:13–14 · Psalm 100:4 · Psalm 95:2 · Psalm 66:13–15 · Isaiah 38:22 · Psalm 116:18–19 · Isaiah 38:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.