Bible Strands
Psalms 54:6
Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, declaring a personal vow of voluntary sacrifice and praise immediately after requesting judgment on enemies and celebrating deliverance from trouble.
The words — The Hebrew נְדָבָה (nəḏāḇâ) means voluntary offering, and אֶזְבִּיחָה (ezbîḥâ) means I will sacrifice, establishing the psalmist’s response as an uncoerced act of worship rather than a required ritual.
The thread — The text links praise of God’s good name to righteous worship in Psalms 52:9, 140:13, and 147:1, where believers consistently tie their praise to God’s proven character and presence.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to meet God’s faithfulness with deliberate, unforced gratitude, grounding worship in the observable goodness of God’s name rather than emotional impulse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.
Cross-references
- Psalms 52:9 I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
- Psalms 140:13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
- Psalms 147:1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
- Psalms 7:17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
- Deuteronomy 12:6 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
- Psalms 107:22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
- Psalms 21:13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
- Psalms 92:1 A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
- Psalms 116:17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
- Psalms 50:14 Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.