Psalms 116 · Verse 17

Psalms 116:17

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
Psalms 116:17, King James Version

Psalms 116:17 in other translations

BSBI will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
WEBI will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the LORD’s name.
ASVI will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
YLTTo Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.
DARBYI will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.
BBEI will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.
WebsterI will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

What does Psalms 116:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 116:17-19
17-19. An ampler declaration of his purpose, designating the place, the Lord's house, or earthly residence in Jerusalem.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 I will offer to thee - As it is most probable that this Psalm celebrates the deliverance from Babylon, it is no wonder that we find the psalmist so intent on performing the rites of his religion in the temple at Jerusalem, which had been burnt with fire, and was now reviving out of its ruins, the temple service having been wholly interrupted for nearly four-score years.

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 116:17 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.

לְֽךָ\־le.kha-to you
אֶ֭זְבַּח'Ez.bachI will sacrificeH2076
זֶ֣בַחZe.vacha sacrifice ofH2077
תּוֹדָ֑הto.DahthanksgivingH8426
וּבְשֵׁ֖םu.ve.Shemand on [the] name ofH8034
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶקְרָֽא\׃'ek.Ra'I will callH7121

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

Cross references for Psalms 116:17

  • Psalms 50:14

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

  • Leviticus 7:12

    If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

  • Psalms 107:22

    And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

  • Hebrews 13:15

    By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

  • Psalms 116:13

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

  • Acts 2:42

    And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the sacrifice.
50:14; 107:22; Le 7:12; Heb 13:15
call.
13; Ac 2:42

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

Context

  • Psalms 116:16

    O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

  • Psalms 116:17

    I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

  • Psalms 116:18

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

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Psalms 116:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Te ofreceré sacrificio de alabanza, é invocaré el nombre de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je te sacrifierai des sacrifices d’actions de grâces, et j’invoquerai le nom de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dir will ich Opfer des Lobes opfern, und anrufen den Namen Jehovas.