King James Version
Psalms 116:17
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
Psalms 116:17 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
Context of Psalms 116:17
15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 16O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. 18I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people, 19In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:17 word by word
לְֽךָ־אֶ֭זְבַּח זֶ֣בַח תּוֹדָ֑ה וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 116:17
- Psalms 50:14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
- Psalms 107:22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
- Leviticus 7:12If 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.
- Hebrews 13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
- Psalms 116:13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
- Acts 2:42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17I will offer to thee - As it is most probable that this Psalm celebrates the deliverance from Babylon, it is no wonder that we find the psalmist so intent on performing the rites of his religion in the temple at Jerusalem, which had been burnt with fire, and was now reviving out of its ruins, the temple service having been wholly interrupted for nearly four-score years.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving - I will publicly thank and praise thee. See the notes at Psalm 107:22. And will call upon the name of the Lord - Will worship and praise the Lord.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humbled for our distrust of God's word, we shall experience his faithfulness to it. What can the pardoned sinner, or what can those who have been delivered from trouble or distress, render to the Lord for his benefits? We cannot in any way profit him. Our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-19No one lives or dies outside of God’s will. Having been given a second chance at life, the poet readily commits himself to the Lord with renewed acts of public devotion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. An ampler declaration of his purpose, designating the place, the Lord's house, or earthly residence in Jerusalem.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 116
- 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
- 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
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