To youלְךָI will sacrificeאֶזְבַּחa sacrificeזֶבַחof thanksgiving,תּוֹדָהand on the nameוּבְשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהI will call.אֶקְרָא
Psalms 116:17
Study it in the app“To you I will sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and on the name of YHWH I will call.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:17, word by word
- I will sacrificeאֶזְבַּחezbach
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “ezbach” appears- a sacrificeזֶבַחzevach
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appears- of thanksgivingתּוֹדָהtoda
thank offering
The thanksgiving sacrifice.
Where else “toda” appears- and on the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- I will callאֶקְרָאekra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “ekra” appears
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,