Psalms 76:11

Psalms 76:11 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One.

Context of Psalms 76:11

9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah. 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. 12He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

Psalms 76:11 word by word

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

• 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 unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
• Psalms 119:106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
• Numbers 30:2If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
• Psalms 68:29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
• Psalms 89:7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
• Deuteronomy 16:16Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:
• 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 other, and guided them on every side.
• Genesis 31:42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

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
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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