They offered a thanksgiving to God for their escape from the shipwreck.

他因从海难中得以生还向上帝作了恩祈祷。

O thou chief musician, let us not remain songless because affliction is upon us, but tune thou our lips to the melody of thanksgiving.

音乐之主啊，不要教因环境而沈默，调整的嘴唇，让出恩的旋律吧！

Psalm 118 is a hymn of thanksgiving for the wonderful deliverance that God gave His people and as such it is a fitting conclusion to the "Hallel Psalms".

诗篇第一一八篇是一首恩的圣诗，上帝拯救祂的百姓，因而可以作「赞美诗篇」的结尾篇。