I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.
Parallel translations
- WEB With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.
- KJV I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
- BSB Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
- NKJV I will freely sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
- NASB ¶Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, Lord, for it is good.
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Quick answer
David vows a freewill sacrifice and thanks to God's good name. It pledges grateful worship in anticipation of deliverance.
Overview
Confident of rescue, David promises a voluntary offering and thanksgiving to Yahweh, whose name is good. The freewill offering expresses heartfelt devotion beyond mere duty. It models worship that flows from trust in God's saving goodness.
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Cross-references · 11
- Ps 52:9I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.
- Ps 140:13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.
- Ps 147:1Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
- Ps 7:17I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.
- Deut 12:6–7There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.
- Ps 107:22Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
- Ps 116:17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh’s name.
- Ps 21:13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
- Ps 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;
- Ps 66:13–16I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
- Ps 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
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