Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 118:17

1. Good men are often in special danger: Joseph in the pit; Moses in the ark of bulrushes; Job on the dunghill; David's narrow escapes from the hand of Saul; Paul let down in a basket; what a fruit basket was that! How much was suspended upon that cord! The salvation of how many!

2. Good men have often a presentiment of their recovery from special danger: "I shall not die, but live."

3. Good men have a special desire for the preservation of their lives: "live and declare the works of the Lord." G. R.

Verses 17, 19, 22. The victory of the risen Saviour and its far reaching consequences: (1) Death is vanquished; (2) the gates of righteousness are opened; (3) the cornerstone of the church is laid. —Deichert, in Lange's Commentary.