The Meaning of Psalms 76:11 Explained

Psalms 76:11

KJV: Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

YLT: Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.

Darby: Vow and pay unto Jehovah your God: let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that is to be feared.

ASV: Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Vow,  and pay  unto the LORD  your God:  let all that be round about  him bring  presents  unto him that ought to be feared. 

What does Psalms 76:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 76:1-12 - "the Wrath Of Man Shall Praise Thee"
In Psalms 76:2, tabernacle may be rendered "covert," and dwelling-place, "lair." God is compared to the lion, that dreaded monarch of beasts, who finds his home in a den, into which no inferior animal may intrude. Even the hunter's bows and arrows are broken in pursuit of him. As the mountains yielded prey to the young lion, so the hills around Jerusalem, where Sennacherib had pitched his camp, would be full of Assyrian spoil for the armies of the Lion of Judah. The stout-hearted captains of Assyria would there sleep their last sleep, Psalms 76:5.
Some of the meek of the earth may read these lines, Psalms 76:9. They do not avenge themselves. Weak and helpless, they turn their eyes to God, who cannot fail them. When He speaks His sentence of acquittal, no voice will be raised to dispute it. For when He arises in judgment He will save all the meek of the earth. There is a "thus far and no farther" to the wrath of man. God will not allow it to go beyond certain limits, and it is remarkable how He is able to make man's wrath to subserve His purposes. Bring God the gift, of your love. Fear not, ye humble souls, but let your enemies be in fear! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 76

1  A declaration of God's majesty in the church
11  An exhortation to serve him reverently

What do the individual words in Psalms 76:11 mean?

Make vows and pay [them] to Yahweh your God all who are around Him let bring presents to Him who [ought] to be feared
נִֽדֲר֣וּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ֮ לַיהוָ֪ה אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יכֶ֥ם כָּל־ סְבִיבָ֑יו יוֹבִ֥ילוּ שַׁ֝֗י לַמּוֹרָֽא

נִֽדֲר֣וּ  Make  vows 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: נָדַר  
Sense: to vow, make a vow.
וְשַׁלְּמוּ֮  and  pay  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: .
לַיהוָ֪ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יכֶ֥ם  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
סְבִיבָ֑יו  who  are  around  Him 
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
יוֹבִ֥ילוּ  let  bring 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָבַל  
Sense: to bring, lead, carry, conduct, bear along.
שַׁ֝֗י  presents 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁי  
Sense: gift, present, gift offered as homage.
לַמּוֹרָֽא  to  Him  who  [ought]  to  be  feared 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹורָא 
Sense: fear, reverence, terror.