Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 116:17 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.”
Psalms 116:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Precious in the sight of the LORD {is} the death of his saints.
O LORD, truly I {am} thy servant; I {am} thy servant, {and} the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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