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Psalms 116:17

116:16 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.

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I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh’s name.

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

I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the LORD.

116:18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

What does Psalms 116:17 mean?

Psalms 116:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָבַח (zâbach), זֶבַח (zebach), תּוֹדָה (tôwdâh).

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I
will
offerזָבַחzâbach/zaw-bakh'/H2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
to
thee
the
sacrificeזֶבַחzebach/zeh'-bakh/H2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
of
thanksgiving,תּוֹדָהtôwdâh/to-daw'/H8426properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
and
will
callקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
upon
the
nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
of
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 116:17.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 4:26

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Enos: Heb. Enosh to call: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Leviticus 22:29

And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.

Exodus 23:18

Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. sacrifice: or, feast

Exodus 24:5

And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.

Exodus 34:15

Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

Genesis 11:9

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion

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What does Psalms 116:17 say?

Psalms 116:17 (King James Version) reads: "I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD."

Is Psalms 116:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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