Psalms 118:17-18

118:17 I will not die, but live,

and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. ¹ 

118:18 The Lord severely ²  punished me,

but he did not hand me over to death.

Psalms 118:1

Psalm 118 ³ 

118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures! ⁴ 

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ⁵  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

[118:17]  ¹ tn Heb “the works of the Lord.”

[118:18]  ² tn The infinitive absolute emphasizes the following verbal idea.

[118:1]  ³ sn Psalm 118. The psalmist thanks God for his deliverance and urges others to join him in praise.

[118:1]  ⁴ tn Or “is forever.”

[1:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.