The Meaning of Psalms 116:18 Explained

Psalms 116:18

KJV: I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

YLT: My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people,

Darby: I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people,

ASV: I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will pay  my vows  unto the LORD  now in the presence of all his people, 

What does Psalms 116:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 116:12-19 - Praise Him For All His Benefits
The psalmist dwells joyfully on his enslavement to God, because in and through it he had found perfect liberty. Thou hast loosed my bonds. They who become enslaved to Christ are set free from all other restraints. See John 8:31-36. Do not forget to pay your vows! In trouble we make promises, which, when the trouble has passed, we find it convenient to forget. See Genesis 40:23.
Psalms 117:1-2 is the shortest chapter in the Bible and its center; but, small as it is, it breathes a world-wide spirit and reaches out to all nations. "It is a dewdrop reflecting the universe." The Apostle quotes it in Romans 15:11, as foretelling the call of the Gentiles. Here, as in Isaiah 11:10 and elsewhere, the spirit of the singer overleaps all national exclusiveness and comprehends all people and all time.
Let us learn to exercise the spirit of praise in our daily sphere. Surely we also can say that God's loving-kindness has been, and is, mighty over us. "Where sin abounded grace did much more abound." The permanence of this love is guaranteed by God's faithfulness; for his truth is his troth. The shortest prayer of praise should find room for Hallelujah! See Revelation 19:4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 116

1  The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance
12  He studies to be thankful

What do the individual words in Psalms 116:18 mean?

My vows to Yahweh I will pay in the presence now of all His people
נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־ נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־ עַמּֽוֹ

נְ֭דָרַי  My  vows 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: נֵדֶר  
Sense: vow, votive offering.
לַיהוָ֣ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם  I  will  pay 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: .
נֶגְדָה־  in  the  presence 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: נֶגֶד  
Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.
נָּ֝֗א  now 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
לְכָל־  of  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עַמּֽוֹ  His  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.

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