Leviticus 7:12

7:12 If he presents it on account of thanksgiving, ¹  along with the thank offering sacrifice he must present unleavened loaves mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers smeared with olive oil, ²  and well soaked ³  ring-shaped loaves made of choice wheat flour ⁴  mixed with olive oil.

Psalms 9:13

9:13 when they prayed: ⁵ 

“Have mercy on me, ⁶  Lord!

See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, ⁷ 

O one who can snatch me away ⁸  from the gates of death!

Psalms 27:6

27:6 Now I will triumph

over my enemies who surround me! ⁹ 

I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! ¹⁰ 

I will sing praises to the Lord!

Psalms 66:13-15

66:13 I will enter ¹¹  your temple with burnt sacrifices;

I will fulfill the vows I made to you,

66:14 which my lips uttered

and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

66:15 I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices,

along with the smell of sacrificial rams.

I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)

Psalms 107:20-22

107:20 He sent them an assuring word ¹²  and healed them;

he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped. ¹³ 

107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,

and for the amazing things he has done for people! ¹⁴ 

107:22 Let them present thank offerings,

and loudly proclaim what he has done! ¹⁵ 

Psalms 116:12-19

116:12 How can I repay the Lord

for all his acts of kindness to me?

116:13 I will celebrate my deliverance, ¹⁶ 

and call on the name of the Lord.

116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

before all his people.

116:15 The Lord values

the lives of his faithful followers. ¹⁷ 

116:16 Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant;

I am your lowest slave. ¹⁸ 

You saved me from death. ¹⁹ 

116:17 I will present a thank offering to you,

and call on the name of the Lord.

116:18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

before all his people,

116:19 in the courts of the Lord’s temple,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

Psalms 118:18

118:18 The Lord severely ²⁰  punished me,

but he did not hand me over to death.

Isaiah 38:20

38:20 The Lord is about to deliver me, ²¹ 

and we will celebrate with music ²² 

for the rest of our lives in the Lord’s temple.” ²³ 

Isaiah 38:22

38:22 Hezekiah said, “What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”

¹ tn Or “for a thank offering.”

² tn See the notes on Lev 2:4.

³ tn See the note on Lev 6:21 [6:14 HT].

⁴ tn Heb “choice wheat flour well soaked ring-shaped loaves.” See the note on Lev 2:1.

⁵ tn The words “when they prayed,” though not represented in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarification. The petition in vv. 13-14 is best understood as the cry for help which the oppressed offered to God when the nations threatened. The Lord answered this request, prompting the present song of thanksgiving.

⁶ tn Or “show me favor.”

⁷ tn Heb “see my misery from the ones who hate me.”

⁸ tn Heb “one who lifts me up.”

⁹ tn Heb “and now my head will be lifted up over my enemies all around me.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “I will sacrifice in his tent sacrifices of a shout for joy” (that is, “sacrifices accompanied by a joyful shout”).

¹¹ sn Here the psalmist switches to the singular; he speaks as the representative of the nation.

¹² tn Heb “he sent his word.” This probably refers to an oracle of assurance which announced his intention to intervene (see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 [WBC], 59).

¹³ tn Heb “he rescued from their traps.” The Hebrew word שְׁחִית (shekhit, “trap”) occurs only here and in Lam 4:20, where it refers to a trap or pit in which one is captured. Because of the rarity of the term and the absence of an object with the verb “rescued,” some prefer to emend the text of Ps 107:20, reading מִשַׁחַת חַיָּתָם (mishakhat khayyatam, “[he rescued] their lives from the pit”). Note also NIV “from the grave,” which interprets the “pit” as Sheol or the grave.

¹⁴ tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.

¹⁵ tn Heb “and let them proclaim his works with a ringing cry.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “a cup of deliverance I will lift up.” Perhaps this alludes to a drink offering the psalmist will present as he thanks the Lord for his deliverance. See v. 17.

¹⁷ tn Heb “precious in the eyes of the Lord [is] the death of his godly ones.” The point is not that God delights in or finds satisfaction in the death of his followers! The psalmist, who has been delivered from death, affirms that the life-threatening experiences of God’s followers get God’s attention, just as a precious or rare object would attract someone’s eye. See Ps 72:14 for a similar expression of this belief.

¹⁸ tn Heb “I am your servant, the son of your female servant.” The phrase “son of a female servant” (see also Ps 86:16) is used of a son born to a secondary wife or concubine (Exod 23:12). In some cases the child’s father is the master of the house (see Gen 21:10, 13; Judg 9:18). The use of the expression here certainly does not imply that the Lord has such a secondary wife or concubine! It is used metaphorically and idiomatically to emphasize the psalmist’s humility before the Lord and his status as the Lord’s servant.

¹⁹ tn Heb “you have loosed my bonds.” In this context the imagery refers to deliverance from death (see v. 3).

²⁰ tn The infinitive absolute emphasizes the following verbal idea.

²¹ tn The infinitive construct is used here to indicate that an action is imminent. See GKC 348-49 §114.i, and IBHS 610 §36.2.3g.

²² tn Heb “and music [or perhaps, “stringed instruments”] we will play.”

²³ tn Heb “all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.”