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Psalms 61:8

61:7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

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So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily.

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

So will I sing praise to your name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

What does Psalms 61:8 mean?

Psalms 61:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָמַר (zâmar), שֵׁם (shêm), עַד (ʻad).

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So
will
I
singזָמַרzâmar/zaw-mar'/H2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
praise
unto
thy
nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
for
ever,עַדʻad/ad/H5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
that
I
may
dailyיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
performשָׁלַםshâlam/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
vows.נֶדֶרneder/neh'-der/H5088a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 61:8.

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.

Job 22:27

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

Leviticus 6:5

Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. in the day: or, in the day of his being found guilty: Heb. in the day of his trespass

Leviticus 7:16

But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:

Psalms 22:25

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Psalms 50:14

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

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What does Psalms 61:8 say?

Psalms 61:8 (King James Version) reads: "So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows."

Is Psalms 61:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 61:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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