For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
Parallel translations
- WEB For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.
- KJV Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
- NKJV Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed.
- NASB There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, God, And the vow will be fulfilled for You.
- NLT What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,
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Quick answer
Praise rightly awaits God in Zion, and vows made to Him will be fulfilled. It calls God's people to worship and faithful devotion.
Overview
This psalm of thanksgiving opens by declaring that praise is owed to God in Zion, His dwelling among His people, where vows are paid. Worship and fulfilled promises mark the response of a grateful people. Zion ultimately points to the heavenly Jerusalem and the worship gathered around Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 62:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
- Ps 76:11Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
- Ps 116:17–18I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
- Ps 21:13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
- 1 Chr 25:1–31Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
- Ps 56:12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- 1 Chr 16:41–42With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Ps 76:2His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
- 1 Chr 15:29As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
- Ps 78:68–69But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
- 1 Chr 11:7So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
- Ps 115:1–2Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
- Rev 14:1–3Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
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