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I will not die, but live, And declare Yah`s works.
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Life for God's Glory
Commentators unanimously agree that the purpose of being saved from death is not for personal indulgence but to 'declare the works of the Lord.' John Calvin emphasizes that God prolongs our lives not so we can pamper ourselves, but so we can magnify Him. This verse calls believers to see their very existence as an opportunity to testify to God's goodness and power.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I shall not die, but live — Evidently the psalmist had perceived that he would die, or he had felt that he was in imminent danger o…
19th Century
Anglican
I shall not die, but live. —It is Israel, and not an individual, who thus claims a continuance of life for the display of God’s glory. But…
Baptist
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
The LORD hath chastened me sore:
You notice David's r…
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16th Century
Protestant
I shall not die; David speaks like one emerging from the tomb. The very same person who says, I shall not die, acknowledges that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I shall not die, but live Not that he should never die, David knew he should; but that his present afflictions would…
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; indeed, the Lord himself chastene…
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