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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/118.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/118.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/118.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not let me die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/118.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/118.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/118.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/118.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/118.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not turned me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/118.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/118.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/118.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yah has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/118.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/118.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD disciplined me severely but did not give me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/118.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD disciplined me severely but did not give me over to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/118.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/118.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He punished me terribly, but he did not let death lay its hands on me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/118.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/118.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD disciplined me severely, but he did not allow me to be killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/118.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He has punished me severely, but he has not let me die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/118.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will discipline me severely, but he won't hand me over to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/118.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/118.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/118.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/118.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD hath chastened me severely: but he hath not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/118.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/118.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YAH has severely disciplined me, "" And has not given me up to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/118.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jah hath sorely chastened me, And to death hath not given me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/118.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jah correcting, corrected me, and he gave me not to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/118.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/118.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 117:18>When chastising, the Lord chastised me. But he has not delivered me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/118.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD chastised me harshly, but did not hand me over to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/118.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/118.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has chastened me severely; but he has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/118.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The instructor, LORD JEHOVAH, has instructed me, and has not handed me over to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/118.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD hath chastened me sore; But He hath not given me over unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/118.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord has chastened me sore: but he has not given me up to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/118-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=14879" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/118.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3050.htm" title="3050: yāh (N-proper-ms) -- The name of the God of Israel. Contraction for Yhovah, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: yas·sōr (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">disciplined me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: yis·sə·ran·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 1cse) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">severely,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but He has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯā·nā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">given me over</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: wə·lam·mā·weṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">to death.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a></span><br />For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17-18</a></span><br />Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. / For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a></span><br />But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a></span><br />So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-5</a></span><br />Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. / And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-10.htm">Hebrews 12:10-11</a></span><br />Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. / No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12-13</a></span><br />Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, / to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD has chastened me sore: but he has not given me over to death.</p><p class="hdg">chastened</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10-12</a></b></br> For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12,13</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">2 Samuel 12:10</a></b></br> Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/73-14.htm">Chastened</a> <a href="/psalms/118-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/psalms/118-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/118-13.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/118-17.htm">Jah</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/psalms/118-13.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/psalms/118-13.htm">Sorely</a> <a href="/psalms/118-14.htm">Yah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">Chastened</a> <a href="/psalms/135-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-3.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/psalms/118-27.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/118-19.htm">Jah</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-11.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/psalms/119-107.htm">Sorely</a> <a href="/psalms/118-19.htm">Yah</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 118</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/118-1.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">The psalmist by his experience shows how good it is to trust in God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/118-19.htm">Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/118.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/118.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD disciplined me severely</b><br>This phrase reflects the biblical theme of divine discipline, which is seen throughout Scripture as a means of correction and growth. In the Old Testament, God's discipline is often portrayed as a response to the disobedience of His people, Israel. The severity of the discipline indicates the seriousness of the offense and the depth of God's commitment to His covenant people. <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a> and <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-11</a> emphasize that the Lord disciplines those He loves, likening it to a father's discipline of his child. This discipline is not punitive but corrective, intended to bring about repentance and restoration. The psalmist's acknowledgment of severe discipline suggests a deep awareness of personal or communal sin and a recognition of God's righteous judgment.<p><b>but He has not given me over to death</b><br>This part of the verse highlights God's mercy and the preservation of life despite the severity of discipline. In the context of the Old Testament, death was often seen as the ultimate consequence of sin (<a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17</a>, <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). However, the psalmist expresses gratitude that, although disciplined, he has been spared from death. This reflects the covenantal faithfulness of God, who, despite His people's failures, remains committed to their ultimate redemption and life. The sparing from death can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the resurrection hope found in Jesus Christ, who, though He suffered and died, was not abandoned to the grave (<a href="/acts/2-31.htm">Acts 2:31</a>). This assurance of life beyond discipline is a testament to God's grace and the hope of restoration and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to King David, though the specific author is not definitively known. The psalmist expresses personal experience of God's discipline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/discipline.htm">Discipline</a></b><br>The act of correction or training, often involving hardship, intended for growth and improvement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/death.htm">Death</a></b><br>Represents ultimate separation from life and, in a spiritual sense, separation from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_discipline.htm">Understanding Divine Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline is an expression of His love and commitment to our spiritual growth. It is not punitive but corrective, aimed at refining our character and drawing us closer to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_through_trials.htm">Endurance Through Trials</a></b><br>The psalmist's experience teaches us to endure hardships with faith, trusting that God will not abandon us to ultimate destruction. Our trials are temporary and serve a greater purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a></b><br>Even in severe discipline, there is hope because God does not give us over to death. His mercy ensures that discipline is not the end but a means to a greater end.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_through_correction.htm">Spiritual Growth Through Correction</a></b><br>Embrace God's discipline as an opportunity for spiritual growth. Reflect on areas of life where God might be calling for change and respond with obedience and humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust that God knows what is best for us, even when His ways are difficult to understand. His discipline is part of His sovereign plan for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_118.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 118</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_advice_for_ptsd.htm">What biblical guidance is there for PTSD?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_118_26_a_later_addition.htm">(Psalm 118:26) Can 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord' be reconciled with other Old Testament texts or is it a later theological addition?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_lam_3_31-33_with_ot_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Lamentations 3:31-33, where God claims not to afflict willingly, with the harsh judgments described throughout the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_rock_of_salvation's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the Rock of Salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/118.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord hath chastened me sore</span>. By the long sufferings of the Captivity. <span class="cmt_word">But he hath not given me over unto death</span> (see the comment on ver. 17). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/118-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3050.htm">Strong's 3050: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciplined</span><br /><span class="heb">יַסֹּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yas·sōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To discipline, chasten, admonish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me severely,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסְּרַ֣נִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yis·sə·ran·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To discipline, chasten, admonish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but He has not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">given me over</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתָנָֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯā·nā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to death.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lam·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/118-18.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 118:18 Yah has punished me severely but he (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/118-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 118:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 118:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/118-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 118:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 118:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>