Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 54:6
6I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Yhwh; for it is good.
Psalms 54:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.
- New International Version (NIV)I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will freely sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
Context of Psalms 54:6
4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Yhwh; for it is good. 7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
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בִּנְדָבָ֥ה אֶזְבְּחָה־לָּ֑ךְ א֤וֹדֶה שִּׁמְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה כִּי־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 54:6
- Psalms 66:13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
- Psalms 107:22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
- Psalms 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Yhwh.
- Deuteronomy 12:6And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:
- Psalms 7:17I will praise Yhwh according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of Yhwh most high.
- Psalms 21:13Be thou exalted, Yhwh, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
- Psalms 140:13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
- Psalms 52:9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
- Psalms 92:1It is a good thing to give thanks unto Yhwh, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
- Psalms 147:1Praise Yah: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Commentaries on Psalms 54:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will freely sacrifice unto thee - Or, I will sacrifice nobly unto thee. Not only with a willing mind, but with a liberal hand will I bring sacrifice unto thee. For it is good - Thy name is good; it is descriptive of thy nature; full of goodness and mercy to man. And it is good to be employed in such a work: whoever worships thee in sincerity is sure to be a gainer. To him who orders his conversation aright, thou dost show thy salvation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I will freely sacrifice unto thee - The Hebrew words rendered “freely,” mean with “willingness, voluntariness, spontaneousness.” The idea is, that he would do it of a free or willing mind; without constraint or compulsion; voluntarily. The reference is to a free-will or voluntary offering, as distinguished from one, that was prescribed by law. See Exodus 35:29; Exodus 36:3; Leviticus 7:16; Leviticus 22:18; Numbers 15:3; Numbers 29:39. The idea is, that as…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 Behold, God is mine Helper. If we are for him, he is for us; and if he is for us, we need not fear. Every creature is that to us, and no more, which God makes it to be. The Lord will in due time save his people, and in the mean time he sustains them, and bears them up, so that the spirit he has made shall not fail. There is truth in God's threatenings, as well as in his promises; sinners that repent not, will find it so to their cost. David's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6A voluntary offering is a sacrifice of praise. Sacrifices of praise are the kind of offering God most desires (see Psalm 50:14–15, 23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. I will freely, &c.--or, present a freewill offering (Le 7:16; Nu 15:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 54
- 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
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