Bible Strands
Psalms 56:12
Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses God following his declaration of trust and refusal to fear human threats.
The words — The Hebrew נְדָרֶ֑י/ךָ (ne.da.Rei./kha) translates literally as "your vows," and אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם ('a.sha.Lem) means "I will pay" or render.
The thread — The link between vows and thank offerings appears in Psalms 50:14, and the theme of giving thanks is echoed in Psalms 9:1.
Why it lands — The text states that the speaker holds religious commitments before God and promises to render thank offerings. It requires the reader to recognize that gratitude and vow fulfillment are direct responses to divine deliverance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
Cross-references
- Psalms 9:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
- 1 Samuel 1:24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
- Psalms 50:14 Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
- Numbers 30:2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
- 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.
- Psalms 119:106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
- Genesis 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
- Genesis 35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”