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Psalms 116:17–18

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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,
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From verse 17

  1. Psalms 50:14Rank 1 from verse 17
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    14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

  2. Leviticus 7:12Rank 2 from verse 17
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    12If 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.

  3. Psalms 107:22Rank 3 from verse 17
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    22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

  4. Hebrews 13:15Rank 4 from verse 17
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    15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

  5. Psalms 116:13Rank 5 from verse 17
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    13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

From verse 18

  1. Psalms 116:14Rank 1 from verse 18
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    14I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

  2. Psalms 22:25Rank 2 from verse 18
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    25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

  3. Psalms 76:11Rank 3 from verse 18
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    11Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

  4. Ecclesiastes 5:5Rank 4 from verse 18
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    5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

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Psalms 116:17

COMBINED MEANING

sacrifice

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Sense 1: An offering presented to God or to a false god, or the thing so offered. Sense 2: To present, slay, or consume something as such an offering.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thanksgiving

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1. The act or expression of giving thanks to God. 2. A sacrifice or offering made to God as an expression of thanks.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 116:18

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pay

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To discharge a debt or obligation; to render what is due, fulfill a promise, reward, or recompense.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

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18I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

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19In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

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