2 Kings 23:3

23:3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed ¹  the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow ²  the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, ³  by carrying out the terms ⁴  of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant. ⁵ 

Psalms 50:14

50:14 Present to God a thank-offering!

Repay your vows to the sovereign One! ⁶ 

Psalms 76:11

76:11 Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them!

Let all those who surround him ⁷  bring tribute to the awesome one!

Psalms 119:106

119:106 I have vowed and solemnly sworn

to keep your just regulations.

Ecclesiastes 5:5

5:5 It is better for you not to vow

than to vow and not pay it. ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made, agreed to.”

² tn Heb “walk after.”

³ tn Or “soul.”

⁴ tn Heb “words.”

⁵ tn Heb “stood in the covenant.”

⁶ tn Heb “Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Pss 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 47:2.

⁷ tn The phrase “all those who surround him” may refer to the surrounding nations (v. 12 may favor this), but in Ps 89:7 the phrase refers to God’s heavenly assembly.

⁸ tn The word “it” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.