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My vowsנְדָרַיto YHWHלַיהוָהI will pay,אֲשַׁלֵּםin the presenceנֶגְדָהnowנָּאof allלְכָלhis people,עַמּוֹ
Psalms 116:18
Study it in the app“My vows to YHWH I will pay, in the presence now of all his people,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:18, word by word
- My vowsנְדָרַnedara
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “nedara” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- I will payאֲשַׁלֵּםashalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “ashalem” appears- in the presenceנֶגְדָnegda
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negda” appears- his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears
The context
17To you I will sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and on the name of YHWH I will call.
18 · This verse (above)
19in the courts of the house of YHWH, in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise Yah.