New Living Translation
Psalms 116:17
17I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
Psalms 116:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 116:17
15The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die. 16O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains. I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. 18I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people— 19in the house of the Lord in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:17 word by word
לְֽךָ־אֶ֭זְבַּח זֶ֣בַח תּוֹדָ֑ה וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 116:17
- Psalms 50:14Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
- Psalms 107:22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
- Leviticus 7:12If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast—thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
- Hebrews 13:15Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.
- Psalms 116:13I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.
- Acts 2:42All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
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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