Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
Parallel translations
- WEB Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
- KJV Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
- BSB Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- NASB Your vows are binding upon me, God; I will render thanksgiving offerings to You.
- NLT I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.
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Quick answer
David acknowledges his vows to God and resolves to bring thank offerings. It expresses grateful commitment in anticipation of deliverance.
Overview
Bound by vows made to God, David pledges to render thank offerings. His worship looks forward, confident that God will answer. The verse models a faith that responds to God's expected faithfulness with gratitude and devotion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ps 9:1–3For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.
- 1 Sam 1:24–28When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to Yahweh’s house in Shiloh. The child was young.
- Ps 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
- Num 30:2–16When a man vows a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
- Eccl 5:4–6When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
- Ps 76:11Make vows to Yahweh your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared.
- Ps 119:106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
- Gen 35:1–3God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
- Ps 116:14–19I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.
- Ps 59:16–17But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.
- Ps 21:13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
- 1 Sam 1:11She vowed a vow, and said, “Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look at the affliction of your servant, and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head.”
- Ps 66:13–14I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
- Gen 28:20–22Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,
- Isa 12:1In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
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