Bible Strands
Psalms 50:14
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks directly to the worshipper, having just rejected empty ritual (v. 13) and about to invite him into real relationship (v. 15). The moment is a correction: worship is not performance but response.
The words — שַׁלֵּם (shalem) means "pay" or "make whole," the language of a debt settled, not a casual gesture. תּוֹדָה (todah) names a specific sacrifice of thanksgiving, not a generic offering.
The thread — Deuteronomy 23:21 warns that God "will surely require" a vow; Psalms 56:12 echoes the same commitment to render thank offerings. Hebrews 13:15 reframes the sacrifice of praise as the ongoing fruit of lips that confess His name.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to close the gap between what they said and what they do. A vow unkept is a broken word before God; a thank-offering is the only honest response to a God who has already given.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
Cross-references
- Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Psalms 56:12 Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- Deuteronomy 23:21 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Psalms 107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Psalms 116:12 How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
- 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 76:11 Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
- Hosea 14:2 Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
- Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.