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Psalms 116:14

116:13 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.

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I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.

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

I will pay my vows to the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

What does Psalms 116:14 mean?

Psalms 116:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁלַם (shâlam), נֶדֶר (neder), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

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I
will
payשָׁלַםshâlam/shaw-lam'/H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
my
vowsנֶדֶרneder/neh'-der/H5088a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
unto
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
now
in
the
presence
of
all
his
people.עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 116:14.

2 Samuel 15:7

And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

Deuteronomy 23:21

When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

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What does Psalms 116:14 say?

Psalms 116:14 (King James Version) reads: "I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people."

Is Psalms 116:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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