King James Version
Psalms 116:18 in the King James Version says “I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 116 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,”
Psalms 116:18 · KJV
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.
I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“I will pay”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“now in the presence of all his people”
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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