Psalms 116:18
in Psalms 116I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
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ASV
I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,
KJV
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
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This verse in Psalms 116
Commentary
7 notes on this verseI will pay my vows unto the Lord,.... See Gill on Psa 116:14. And the Targum here, as there, paraphrases the latter clause, now in the presence of all his people, thus; "I will then declare his signs (or wonders) to all his people;'' the marvellous things he had done for him.
This site's exposition
I will fulfill my vows
on Psalms 116:18-19
The vow of verse 14 is said again, and this time the place is given. It is paid in the courts of the LORD's house at Jerusalem, in front of all His people. The psalm ends on one word, Hallelujah.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"I will pay my vows unto the Lord" [Psalm 116:18]. What vows will you pay? What victims have you vowed? What burnt-offerings, what holocausts? Do you refer to what you have said a little before, "I will receive the cup of salvation, and will call upon the Name of the Lord;" and, "I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving"? And indeed whosoever well considers what he is vowing to the Lord, and what vows he is paying, let him vow himself, let him pay himself as a vow: this is exacted, this is due. On looking at the coin, the Lord says, "Render unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar's, and unto God the things which are God's:" [Matthew 22:21] his own image is rendered unto Cæsar: let His image be rendered unto God.
I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people. What are the prayers of the martyrs? What are the prayers of the saints? "I will hold you," he says, "and I will not let you go." I will adore, he says, the Lord, whom, reading in the Gospel, I found crucified, and in the heavens I see reigning with the angels. In the sight of all his people. Read Daniel.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He will pay his vows in the courts of the tabernacle, where there was a crowd of Israelites attending, in the midst of Jerusalem, that he might bring devotion into more reputation.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. He repeats the declaration. A good thing is worth saying twice. He thus stirs himself up to greater heartiness, earnestness, and diligence in keeping his vow, —really paying it at the very moment that he is declaring his resolution to do so. The mercy came in secret, but the praise is rendered in public; the company was, however, select; he did not cast his pearls before swine, but delivered his testimony before those who could understand and appreciate it.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
I will pay my vows ... - See Psa 116:14.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נְ֭דָרַי | nedarai | vows my | H5088 → | 60 times |
| לַיהוָ֣ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם | ʾashalem | I will pay | H7999 → | 116 times |
| נֶגְדָה־ | negdah- | before <towards> | H5048 → | 151 times |
| נָּ֝֗א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | <to> all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַמּֽוֹ׃ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
נְ֭דָרַיvows my
nedaraiH5088 →60 times
לַיהוָ֣הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשַׁלֵּ֑םI will pay
ʾashalemH7999 →116 times
נֶגְדָה־before <towards>
negdah-H5048 →151 times
נָּ֝֗אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
לְכָל־<to> all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
עַמּֽוֹ׃people his
amoH5971 →1873 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 76:11Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:14
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–6
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
- Psalms 50:14
Through
Ecclesiastes 5:5It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
it leads to
- Acts 5:4
Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not…
- Deuteronomy 23:22
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.
- Acts 5:4
Through
Psalms 22:25My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
it leads to
- Psalms 40:9–10
I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
- Psalms 35:18
Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
- Psalms 111:1
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
- Psalms 116:14–19
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
- Psalms 40:9–10
Where this verse is studied
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About Psalms
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 116; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 5; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jerome, Homily 40, on Psalm 115; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.