Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Offer to God thanksgiving — The word translated “offer” in this place — זבח zâbach — properly means “sacrifice.” …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Notice the fine tone of irony that pervades this rebuke, the best weapon against ritualistic errors.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High:

The offering of the heart is better than the gift from the purse.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

These verses shed light on the preceding context. If it had been stated in unqualified terms that sacrifices were of no value, we might have been p…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Offer to God thanksgiving
Which is a sacrifice, (Psalms 50:23) (Psalms 116:17) ([Reference H…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbor better than all burnt offerings. We are warned here not to rest in these outward…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Previously, the psalmist invited the nations to trust in God; here, he instructs them in the worship of God. The title is a psalm for…

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