Psalms 116 · Verse 14

Psalms 116:14

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
Psalms 116:14, King James Version

Psalms 116:14 in other translations

BSBI will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
WEBI will pay my vows to the LORD, yes, in the presence of all his people.
ASVI will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.
YLTMy vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people.
DARBYI will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people.
BBEI will make the offering of my oath to the Lord, even before all his people.
WebsterI will pay my vows to the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

What does Psalms 116:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 116:12-14

12-14. These are modes of expressing acts of worship (compare Psa 116:4; Psa 50:14; Jon 2:9).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people - He was probably now bringing his offering to the temple. These words are repeated, Psa 116:18.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 116:10-19

When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humbled for our distrust of God's word, we shall experience his faithfulness to it. What can the pardoned sinner, or what can those who have been delivered from trouble or distress, render to the Lord for his benefits? We cannot in…

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Psalms 116:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נְ֭דָרַיNe.da.raivows myH5088
לַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם'a.sha.LemI will payH7999
נֶגְדָה\־neg.da.h-before <towards>H5048
נָּ֝֗אNa'pleaseH4994
לְכָל\־le.khol<to> allH3605
עַמּֽוֹ\׃a.Mopeople hisH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 116:14

  • Psalms 22:25

    My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

  • Psalms 116:18

    I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

  • Jonah 2:9

    But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

  • Psalms 66:13-15

    I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

  • Psalms 50:14

    Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

  • Matthew 5:33

    Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

  • Psalms 56:12

    Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

  • Jonah 1:16

    Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

  • Nahum 1:15

    Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
pay my vows.
18; 22:25; 56:12; 66:13-15; Jon 1:16; 2:9; Na 1:15; Mt 5:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 116:13

    I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

  • Psalms 116:14

    I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

  • Psalms 116:15

    Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

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Psalms 116:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ahora pagaré mis votos á Jehová delante de todo su pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’acquitterai mes vœux envers l’ Éternel, – oui, devant tout son peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich will Jehova meine Gelübde bezahlen, ja, in der Gegenwart seines ganzen Volkes.