King James Version
Psalms 56:12 in the King James Version says “Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 56 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.”
Psalms 56:12 · KJV
In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
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.
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?
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“are upon me O 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
“I will render”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
“praises”
H8426properly, an extension of the hand, i.e., (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
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