I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.
- KJV I will pay my vows unto the LORD now 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 22:25My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
- Ps 116:18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
- Jonah 2:9But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
- Ps 50:14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
- Ps 66:13–15I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
- Ps 56:12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- Matt 5:33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
- Nah 1:15Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
- Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.
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