I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh’s name.
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I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh’s name.
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I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
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I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
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Passages linked to Psalms 116:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 50:14 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
- Leviticus 7:12 If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mixed with oil.
- Psalms 107:22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
- Hebrews 13:15 Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
- Psalms 116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh’s name.
- Acts 2:42 They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 17. I will sacrifice the sacrifices of praise to…
17. I will sacrifice the sacrifices of praise to thee. He once more repeats what he had said about gratitude, and that publicly; for we must manifest our piety, not only by our secret affection before God, but also by an open profession in the sight of men. David, along with the people, observed the rites of the law, knowing that these, at that time, were not unmeaning services; but while he did this, he had a particular reference to the purpose for which they were appointed, and offered principally the sacrifices of praise and the calves of his lips. He speaks of the courts of God’s house, because at that time there was but one altar from which it was unlawful to depart, and it was the will of God that the holy assemblies should be held there, that the faithful might mutually stimulate one another to the cultivation of godliness.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice…
Psa 116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Ver. 17. I will offer to thee, &c.] I will perform to thee not ceremonial service only, but moral and spiritual; such as thou shalt accept through Christ, Col 3:17.
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And will call, &c.] See Psa 116:13.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain In the courts of the Lord's house,.... This is…
In the courts of the Lord's house,.... This is added by way of explanation of Psa 116:18, what he meant by "the presence of all his people"; the assembly of the saints met together in the house of the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle, in the courts of it, where the people got together to worship God;
in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem; the Lord's house or tabernacle; for as yet the temple was not built, and the courts of it were in the midst of the city of Jerusalem. And this shows, as some interpreters have observed, that this psalm must have been written after David came to the kingdom, and had got this city into his hands, whither he brought the ark of the Lord. The whole signifies that he would praise the Lord publicly, as well as privately; and he concludes the psalm thus,
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Praise ye the Lord; calling upon the Lord's people, in his house and courts, to join with him in this work of praise.
Next: Psalms Chapter 117
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. I will offer to thee] As it…
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.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving…
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving - I will publicly thank and praise thee. See the notes at Psa 107:22.
And will call upon the name of the Lord - Will worship and praise the Lord.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17, 18. These verses clearly show that the occasion…
17, 18. These verses clearly show that the occasion of the psalm was one of public thanksgiving and sacrifice after a great deliverance. Psa_116:14; Psa_116:18, seem like a refrain, and their repetition indicates how sacredly the people hold their vows after so great a mercy.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. Unto thee will I offer … and proclaim…
17. Unto thee will I offer … and proclaim the name of Jehovah, as Psa_116:13.
sacrifice of thanksgiving] See Lev_7:11 ff.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving.…
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Scarcely an actual sacrifice. Rather, simple thanksgiving, which, from a sincere heart, is the best sacrifice. (see Ps 1 Ps 14 and Hos_14:2) And will call upon the Name of the Lord (comp. vers. 4 and 13).
Spiritual sacrifices.
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"Sacrifice of thanksgiving." Acceptable to God, the great Spirit, not as thanksgiving, which may be as much a formality as a sacrifice, but as the sign of the thankful, loving heart, which gives itself to God in the thanks giving. The story of Cain and Abel, in the earliest age, stamps this truth. They did not merely bring their offerings as expressions of their thankfulness for temporal prosperity. The story clearly indicates that they looked for the Divine acceptance of themselves, in some sense, for the sake of their gift. Abel"s humble, earnest, grateful, trusting heart can receive God"s favor; from Cain"s formalities God"s favor must be withheld. Religion is not acts, but it can express itself in acts. Religion is heart-feeling. It is the devotion of a man"s self to God. Formal sacrifices are but the representation of the spiritual sacrifices for which God calls; and their value depends on the spiritual sacrifice being offered through them. "They that worship the Father must worship him in spirit and in truth." "Not sacrifices, not temples, not services, not prayers, not good deeds, not steadfast morality, not generous giving, can of them selves ever gain Divine favor. The Spirit-God asks for spirit-worship. Because man is a spirit, it is beneath his dignity to offer, and it is beneath the dignity of God to accept, other than spirit-worship.
I SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES AS THANKSGIVINGS. The formality of thanksgiving was strikingly illustrated in the great national services held when the Prince of Wales was restored to health. It was an appropriate national act; and to many devout souls it was also a spiritual sacrifice. The worship of the Church is a sacred duty to be formally done; but it only rises to its highest when the souls of the worshippers are fully in the praise. The spiritual element in formal worship is an unceasing care to all devout souls. God asks to hear men"s souls sing when their voices raise the psalm.
II SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES AS ADORATIONS. Calling upon the "Name." There is a feature in the early Jewish ritual which it is difficult to retain in the Christian. The Jew had sublime, reverent, oppressive views of the majesty and holiness of God. So there was an element of adoration in the worship, and an element of adoration in the psalms. The truth of the Divine Fatherhood is misapprehended if it is allowed to lighten the soul"s august impressions of the Divine glory.
III SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES AS PRAYERS. Our Lord spoke against "vain repetitions." Prayer is soul-dependence and soul-desire. It may be spoken out, but it may not. God reads hearts. R.T.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 17. I will offer to thee the sacrifice…
Ver. 17. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Being thy servant, I am bound to sacrifice to thee, and having received spiritual blessings at thy hands I will not bring bullock or goat, but I will bring that which is more suitable, namely, the thanksgiving of my heart. My inmost soul shall adore thee in gratitude.
And will call upon the name of the Lord, that is to say, I will bow before thee reverently, lift up my heart in love to thee, think upon thy character, and adore thee as thou dost reveal thyself. He is fond of this occupation, and several times in this Psalm declares that "he will call upon the name of the Lord, "while at the same time he rejoices that he had done so many a time before. Good feelings and actions bear repeating: the more of hearty callings upon God the better.
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Ver. 17. The sacrifice of thanksgiving.
"When all the heart is pure, each warm desire
Sublimed by holy love's ethereal fire.
On winged words our breathing thoughts may rise,
And soar to heaven, a grateful sacrifice." James Scott.
Ver. 17. This is due to our God, good for ourselves, and encouraging to others.
Ver. 17. The sacrifice of thanksgiving.
1. How it may be rendered. In secret love, in conversation, in sacred song, in public testimony, in special gifts and works.
2. Why we should render it. For answered prayers (Ps 116:1-2), memorable deliverances (Ps 116:3), choice preservation (Ps 116:6); remarkable restoration (Ps 116:7-8), and for the fact of our being his servants (Ps 116:16).
3. When should we render it. Now, while the mercy is on the memory, and as often as fresh mercies come to us.
Psalms 116:18*
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