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Psalm 116:12–19

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116:12How can I repay the Lord

for all his acts of kindness to me?

116:13I will celebrate my deliverance,17

and call on the name of the Lord.

116:14I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

before all his people.

116:15The Lord values

the lives of his faithful followers.18

116:16Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant;

I am your lowest slave.19

You saved me from death.20

116:17I will present a thank offering to you,

and call on the name of the Lord.

116:18I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

before all his people,

116:19in the courts of the Lord’s temple,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. 17 Heb “a cup of deliverance I will lift up.” Perhaps this alludes to a drink offering the psalmist will present as he thanks the Lord for his deliverance. See v. 17.
  2. 18 Heb “precious in the eyes of the Lord [is] the death of his godly ones.” The point is not that God delights in or finds satisfaction in the death of his followers! The psalmist, who has been delivered from death, affirms that the life-threatening experiences of God’s followers get God’s attention, just as a precious or rare object would attract someone’s eye. See Ps 72:14 for a similar expression of this belief.
  3. 19 Heb “I am your servant, the son of your female servant.” The phrase “son of a female servant” (see also Ps 86:16) is used of a son born to a secondary wife or concubine (Exod 23:12). In some cases the child’s father is the master of the house (see Gen 21:10, 13; Judg 9:18). The use of the expression here certainly does not imply that the Lord has such a secondary wife or concubine! It is used metaphorically and idiomatically to emphasize the psalmist’s humility before the Lord and his status as the Lord’s servant.
  4. 20 Heb “you have loosed my bonds.” In this context the imagery refers to deliverance from death (see v. 3).

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

What shall I render to the Lord

for all his benefits to me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the Lord,

I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.

Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his saints.

O Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.

You have loosed my bonds.

I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

in the courts of the house of the Lord,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

What shall I return to the Lord

for all his goodness to me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.

Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his faithful servants.

Truly I am your servant, Lord;

I serve you just as my mother did;

you have freed me from my chains.

I will sacrifice a thank offering to you

and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

in the courts of the house of the Lord—

in your midst, Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

How can I repay the Lord

for all the good he has done for me?

I will take the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.

The death of his faithful ones

is valuable in the Lord’s sight.

Lord, I am indeed your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your female servant.

You have loosened my bonds.

I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice

and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

in the courts of the Lord’s house—

within you, Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

What can I offer the Lord

for all he has done for me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation

and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.

I will keep my promises to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.

The Lord cares deeply

when his loved ones die.

O Lord, I am your servant;

yes, I am your servant, born into your household;

you have freed me from my chains.

I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people—

in the house of the Lord

in the heart of Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What shall I give back to Yahweh

for all his benefits to me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation

and proclaim the name of Yahweh.

I will pay my vows made to Yahweh

in the presence of all his people.

Costly in Yahweh’s view is

the death of his faithful ones.

Ah, Yahweh, I am indeed your servant;

I am your servant, the child of your maidservant.

You have loosed my bonds.

I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving,

and proclaim the name of Yahweh.

I will pay my vows made to Yahweh

in the presence of all his people,

in the courts of the house of Yahweh,

in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Praise Yah!

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

What shall I render unto the Lord

For all his benefits toward me?

I will take the cup of salvation,

And call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord

Now in the presence of all his people.

Precious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of his saints.

O Lord, truly I am thy servant;

I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid:

Thou hast loosed my bonds.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord

Now in the presence of all his people,

In the courts of the Lord’s house,

In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Praise ye the Lord.

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