Psalms 56:12

56:11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

KJV

Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

Your vows are on me, O God: I will render praises to you.

56:13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

What does Psalms 56:12 mean?

Psalms 56:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶדֶר (neder), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), שָׁלַם (shâlam).

Hebrew interlinear

Thy

vowsנֶדֶרneder/neh'-der/H5088a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised

are

upon

me,

God:אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

will

renderשָׁלַםshâlam/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)

praisesתּוֹדָהtôwdâh/to-daw'/H8426properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers

unto

thee.

Topics

Praise Vows

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 56:12.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 56:12 say?

Psalms 56:12 (King James Version) reads: "Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee."

Is Psalms 56:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 56:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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