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Psalm 116:12-14 KJV
Psalms · chapter 116 · verses 12–14
12What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.Psalm 116:12-14 · King James Version
Psalm 116:12-14 in context
10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
11I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 103:2
- 1 Corinthians 6:20
- 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
- 2 Chronicles 32:25
- Romans 12:1
- Psalms 51:12-14
- Psalms 16:5
Key words (Strong's)
- salvationyᵉshûwʻâhsomething savedH3444 →
- rendershûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- takenâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- callqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- vowsnedera promiseH5088 →
- cupkôwça cup , often figuratively, a lotH3563 →
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The Septuagint and some other ancient versions make these verses a distinct psalm separate from the former; and some have called it the Martyr's psalm, I suppose for the sake of Psa 116:15. Three things David here makes confession of: - I. His faith (Psa 116:10): I believed, therefore have I spoken.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19