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Psalms 66:13
I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to God immediately after describing deliverance from fire and water into abundance (Psalms 66:12). The speaker commits to a personal act of worship to respond to that rescue.
The words — The text uses אָב֣וֹא ('a.Vo) for "I will come" into בֵיתְ/ךָ֣ (vei.te./Kha), "your house," and אֲשַלֵּ֖ם ('a.sha.Lem) for "I will pay" נְדָרָֽ/י\׃ (ne.da.Ra/i), "my vows." These terms frame the response as a deliberate movement to God’s dwelling to settle religious commitments.
The thread — This vow-fulfillment motif connects to Psalms 56:12, where vows rest upon the speaker alongside thank offerings, and Ecclesiastes 5:4, which commands prompt fulfillment of vows to God. The act of entering sacred space for worship also parallels Psalms 100:4.
Why it lands — The verse demands a tangible reckoning with God after experiencing deliverance. It requires the reader to translate gratitude into concrete action by honoring spoken commitments without delay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
Cross-references
- Psalms 100:4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
- 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.
- Psalms 56:12 Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- Psalms 116:17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
- Psalms 116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
- Psalms 118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
- Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Jonah 2:9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
- Nahum 1:15 Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
- Deuteronomy 12:11 then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.