“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.”
I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD. Rescue from near-death ('shall not die,' contrast with 'shall live') results in testimony ('recount the deeds of the LORD'). The survivor becomes a witness. This verse establishes that deliverance manifests in continued life and witness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 118:17
1. ...We are taught in this Psalm, when we chaunt Allelujah, which means, Praise the Lord, that we should, when we hear the words, “Confess unto the Lord” Psalm 117:1, praise the Lord. The praise of God could not be expressed in fewer words than these, “For He is good.” I see not what can be more solemn than this brevity, since goodness is so peculiarly the quality of God, that the Son of God Himself when addressed by some one as “Good Master,” by one, namely, who beholding…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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