I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.
Parallel translations
- KJV I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
- BSB I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
- NKJV I will pay my vows to the Lord Now in the presence of all His people.
- NASB I will pay my vows to the Lord; May it be in the presence of all His people!
- NLT I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
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Quick answer
The psalmist will pay his vows to the Lord before all his people. It matters because gratitude to God is meant to be public and shared.
Overview
He fulfills the promises made in distress, doing so openly within the worshiping congregation. Thanksgiving is not private only but a testimony that builds up God's people. Such public confession of God's faithfulness anticipates the church's shared proclamation of what God has done in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 22:25Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
- Ps 116:18I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people,
- Jonah 2:9But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”
- Ps 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
- Ps 66:13–15I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
- Ps 56:12Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
- Matt 5:33“Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’
- Nah 1:15Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.
- Jonah 1:16Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows.
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