Psalms 116 · Verse 18

Psalms 116:18

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
Psalms 116:18, King James Version

Psalms 116:18 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 offerings of my oath, even before all his people;
WebsterI will pay my vows to the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

What does Psalms 116:18 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.

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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 116:18 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 116:18

  • Psalms 116:14

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

  • Psalms 22:25

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

  • Psalms 76:11

    Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:5

    Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14; 22:25; 76:11; Ec 5:5

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Context

  • 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,

  • Psalms 116:19

    In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

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Psalms 116:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A Jehová pagaré ahora mis votos 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.