I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh’s name.
- KJV I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
- BSB I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
- NASB I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the Lord.
- NLT I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
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Quick answer
He will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the Lord's name. It matters because grateful worship is the fitting return for God's mercy.
Overview
The psalmist resolves to bring a thank offering, expressing devotion through worship rather than attempted repayment. Thanksgiving is itself a sacrifice pleasing to God. Under the new covenant, believers offer the sacrifice of praise through Christ continually (Heb. 13:15).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
- Lev 7:12If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mixed with oil.
- Ps 107:22Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
- Heb 13:15Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
- Ps 116:13I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh’s name.
- Acts 2:42They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
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