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Psalms 116:17 King James Version (KJV)

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.


Psalms 116:17 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

17 I will offer H2076 to thee the sacrifice H2077 of thanksgiving, H8426 and will call H7121 upon the name H8034 of the LORD. H3068


Psalms 116:17 American Standard (ASV)

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.


Psalms 116:17 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

17 To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.


Psalms 116:17 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.


Psalms 116:17 World English Bible (WEB)

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of Yahweh.


Psalms 116:17 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

17 I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.

Cross Reference

Psalms 50:14 KJV

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Leviticus 7:12 KJV

If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

Psalms 116:13 KJV

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

Psalms 107:22 KJV

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

Acts 2:42 KJV

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Hebrews 13:15 KJV

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Commentary on Psalms 116 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 116

Ps 116:1-19. The writer celebrates the deliverance from extreme perils by which he was favored, and pledges grateful and pious public acknowledgments.

1, 2. A truly grateful love will be evinced by acts of worship, which calling on God expresses (Ps 116:13; Ps 55:16; 86:7; compare Ps 17:6; 31:2).

3, 4. For similar figures for distress see Ps 18:4, 5.

gat hold upon me—Another sense ("found") of the same word follows, as we speak of disease finding us, and of our finding or catching disease.

5-8. The relief which he asked is the result not of his merit, but of God's known pity and tenderness, which is acknowledged in assuring himself (his "soul," Ps 11:1; 16:10) of rest and peace. All calamities [Ps 116:8] are represented by death, tears, and falling of the feet (Ps 56:13).

9. walk before the Lord—act, or live under His favor and guidance (Ge 17:1; Ps 61:7).

land of the living—(Ps 27:13).

10, 11. Confidence in God opposed to distrust of men, as not reliable (Ps 68:8, 9). He speaks from an experience of the result of his faith.

11. in my haste—literally, "terror," or "agitation," produced by his affliction (compare Ps 31:22).

12-14. These are modes of expressing acts of worship (compare Ps 116:4; Ps 50:14; Jon 2:9).

13. the cup of salvation—the drink offering which was part of the thank offering (Nu 15:3-5).

14. now—(compare Ps 115:2). "Oh, that (I may do it)" in the presence, &c.

15, 16. By the plea of being a homeborn servant, he intimates his claim on God's covenant love to His people.

17-19. An ampler declaration of his purpose, designating the place, the Lord's house, or earthly residence in Jerusalem.