Psalms 116:17

“To you I will sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and on the name of YHWH I will call.”

Psalms 116:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 116:17, word by word

I will sacrificeאֶזְבַּחezbach

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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a sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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of thanksgivingתּוֹדָהtoda

thank offering

The thanksgiving sacrifice.

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and on the nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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I will callאֶקְרָאekra

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

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The context

16I beg you, YHWH, for I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your female servant; you have loosed my bonds.

17 · This verse (above)

18My vows to YHWH I will pay, in the presence now of all his people,

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