The Meaning of Psalms 118:18 Explained

Psalms 118:18

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

YLT: Jah hath sorely chastened me, And to death hath not given me up.

Darby: Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.

ASV: Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 118:18?

MEANING: What does Psalms 118:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 118:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 118:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 118:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 118:15-29 - A New Way In A New Day
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 [1] didst thrust sore at me," but in Psalms 118:18, "The Lord hath chastened me sore." Our Lord and His Apostles made much use of Psalms 118:22. See Matthew 21:42; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:4-7. It probably refers to an incident in the building of the Temple, when a rejected stone was sought for to complete the structure. Its rejection and recovery were "the Lord's doing," as a parable of other and more momentous events.
Psalms 118:27 is peculiarly beautiful. As soon as God gives you light, make use of it for a fuller consecration and be renewal of sacrifice. New light means the discovery of fresh opportunities for divine service. Let light and life keep step! Pass from the altar to the Cross, at which Jesus stands to welcome and endorse your new act of surrender. Behold there the golden cord of love, the silver cord of hope, and the crimson cord of his redeeming sacrifice for you. The confession of such a life will be that God is good, that His service is bliss, and that His mercy never fails. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 118

1  An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5  The psalmist by his experience shows how good it is to trust in God
19  Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed

What do the individual words in Psalms 118:18 mean?

Severely has chastened me YAH but to death not He has given me over
יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי

יַסֹּ֣ר  Severely 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Infinitive absolute
Root: יָסַר 
Sense: to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish.
יִסְּרַ֣נִּי  has  chastened  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: יָסַר 
Sense: to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish.
יָּ֑הּ  YAH 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָהּ  
Sense: Jah (Jehovah in the shortened form).
וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת  but  to  death 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.
נְתָנָֽנִי  He  has  given  me  over 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 118:18?

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