Psalms 76:11

Psalms 76:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
• New International Version (NIV)Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.

Context of Psalms 76:11

9When God arose to [establish] judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah. 10For the wrath of man shall praise You; With a remnant of wrath You will clothe and arm Yourself. Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared [with awe-inspired reverence]. 12He will cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome and feared by the kings of the earth.

Psalms 76:11 word by word

נִֽדֲר֣וּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ֮ לַיהוָ֪ה אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יכֶ֥ם כָּל־סְבִיבָ֑יו יוֹבִ֥ילוּ שַׁ֝֗י לַמּוֹרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Vowנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• and payשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• let all that be round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• him bringיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
• presentsשַׁיshay · giftH7862
• unto him that ought to be fearedמוֹרָאmôrâ' môrâ' môrâh · fearH4172

Cross-references for Psalms 76:11

• Psalms 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
• Psalms 119:106I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
• Numbers 30:2If a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself with a pledge [of abstinence], he shall not break (violate, profane) his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow or a pledge to God, do not put off paying it; for God takes no pleasure in fools [who thoughtlessly mock Him]. Pay what you vow.
• Psalms 68:29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem [Pagan] kings will bring gifts to You [out of respect].
• Psalms 89:7A God greatly feared and reverently worshiped in the council of the holy [angelic] ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him?
• Deuteronomy 16:16“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) and at the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and at the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• 2 Chronicles 32:22Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and He gave them rest on every side.
• Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and [the Feared One] of Isaac, had not been with me, most certainly you would have sent me away now empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and humiliation and the [exhausting] labor of my hands, so He rendered judgment and rebuked you last night.”

Commentaries on Psalms 76:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Vow, and pay unto the Lord - Bind yourselves to him, and forget not your obligations. Let all that be round about him - All the neighboring nations, who shall see God's judgments against his enemies, should Bring presents unto him - Give him that homage which is due unto him. That ought to be feared - למורא lammora, "to the terrible One;" lest they be consumed as the Assyrians have been.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11vow, and pay unto the Lord your God - That is, Pay your vows, or sacredly observe them. On the word “vow,” see the notes at Psalm 22:25. Compare Psalm 50:14; Psalm 56:12; Psalm 66:13. The word refers to a voluntary promise made to God. Let all that be round about him - All that worship him, or that profess to honor him. Bring presents - Bring gifts or offerings; things expressive of gratitude and homage. See the notes at Psalm 45:12. Compare Isaiah 16:1…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 God's people are the meek of the earth, the quiet in the land, that suffer wrong, but do none. The righteous God seems to keep silence long, yet, sooner or later, he will make judgment to be heard. We live in an angry, provoking world; we often feel much, and are apt to fear more, from the wrath of man. What will not turn to his praise, shall not be suffered to break out. He can set bounds to the wrath of man, as he does to the raging sea…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12This psalm appears to celebrate a victory. The victory might have been recent, such as over the Assyrians (see note on 76:1; see also Isaiah 37). Or, it might be remembering God's great acts of rescue in the past.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. Invite homage to such a God (2Ch 32:23), who can stop the breath of kings and princes when He wills (Da 5:23).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 76:11

• Liberality
• Obedience
• Vows
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Asaph
• Cast
• Neginoth
• Psalms
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• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Psalms, Book of
• Vow

Commentaries on Psalms 76

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings