King James Version
Psalms 50:14 in the King James Version says “Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 50 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:”
Psalms 50:14 · KJV
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto God”
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
“thanksgiving”
H8426properly, an extension of the hand, i.e., (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
“and pay”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
“unto the most High”
H5945an elevation, i.e., (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the supreme
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