Sálmarnir 76:11

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11 (76:12) Vinnið heit og efnið þau við Drottin, Guð yðar, allir þeir sem eru umhverfis hann, skulu færa gjafir hinum óttalega,

Bible Verse Review
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Vow: Psalms 50:14, Psalms 119:106, Numbers 30:2, Ecclesiastes 5:4-6

let all: Psalms 68:29, Psalms 89:7, Deuteronomy 16:16, 2 Chronicles 32:22, 2 Chronicles 32:23

unto him: Heb. to fear, Genesis 31:42

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:20 - vowed Genesis 43:11 - carry down Numbers 2:2 - about the Deuteronomy 23:21 - General 1 Kings 4:21 - brought 2 Chronicles 17:5 - presents Ezra 7:15 - the silver Nehemiah 5:13 - the people Psalms 56:12 - Thy Psalms 65:1 - unto Psalms 96:9 - fear Psalms 116:18 - General Jeremiah 34:15 - ye had Matthew 5:33 - Thou

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God,.... Not monastic vows, which the Papists would infer from these and such like words; nor ceremonial ones, but spiritual sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, such as men sometimes make in times of distress, or when delivered,

Psalms 66:13 and which when vowed ought to be paid, Ecclesiastes 5:4, not to creatures, angels, or saints, but to God, from whom the mercy desired must be expected, and from whence it comes,

Psalms 50:14, these words are an address to such who were delivered from wrath, either of God or man:

let all that be round about him; who surround the throne of his grace, gather together in his house to attend his word and ordinances, who are his servants, and constantly and faithfully adhere to him; among whom he grants his presence, they are near to him, and he to them. It is a periphrasis of the assembly of the saints; see Psalms 89:7. The Targum is,

"all ye that dwell round about his sanctuary;''

the allusion is to the situation of the camp of Israel, and the tabernacle in the wilderness, Numbers 2:1 compare with this Revelation 4:4,

bring presents unto him that ought to be feared, or "to the fear" f, which is one of the names of God; see Genesis 31:42 and who is and ought to be the object of the fear and reverence of men; the "presents", to be brought to him are the sacrifices of prayer and praise, yea, the whole persons, the souls and bodies, of men; see Psalms 72:10, compare with this 2 Chronicles 32:22. The Targum is,

"let them bring offerings into the house of the sanctuary of the terrible One;''

of him that is to be feared, with a godly fear by good men, and to be dreaded by evil men, as follows.

f למורא "ad verb terrori, timori", Vatsblus; "numini", De Dieu, "venerando et timendo huic numini", Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

vow, and pay unto the Lord your God - That is, Pay your vows, or sacredly observe them. On the word “vow,” see the notes at Psalms 22:25. Compare Psalms 50:14; Psalms 56:12; Psalms 66:13. The word refers to a voluntary promise made to God.

Let all that be round about him - All that worship him, or that profess to honor him.

Bring presents - Bring gifts or offerings; things expressive of gratitude and homage. See the notes at Psalms 45:12. Compare Isaiah 16:1, note; Isaiah 18:7, note; Isaiah 60:5, note.

Unto him that ought to be feared - Margin, “to fear.” The meaning would be well expressed by the word dread; “to the Dread One.” It was not to inspire fear that the presents were to be brought; but they were to be brought to One who had shown that he was the proper object of dread or reverence.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 76:11. Vow, and pay unto the Lord — Bind yourselves to him, and forget not your obligations.

Let all that be round about him — All the neighbouring nations, who shall see God's judgments against his enemies, should

Bring presents unto him — Give him that homage which is due unto him.

That ought to be feared. — למורא lammora, "to the terrible One;" lest they be consumed as the Assyrians have been.