Discovery BoxPsalms 61:5 
Context61:5 For you, O God, hear my vows;
you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers. 1
Psalms 61:8
Context61:8 Then I will sing praises to your name continually, 2
as I fulfill 3 my vows day after day.
Psalms 56:12
Context56:12 I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; 4
I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve, 5
Psalms 65:1
ContextFor the music director; a psalm of David, a song.
65:1 Praise awaits you, 7 O God, in Zion.
Vows made to you are fulfilled.
Psalms 76:11
Context76:11 Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them!
Let all those who surround him 8 bring tribute to the awesome one!
1 tn Heb “you grant the inheritance of those who fear your name.” “Inheritance” is normally used of land which is granted as an inheritance; here it refers metaphorically to the blessings granted God’s loyal followers. To “fear” God’s name means to have a healthy respect for his revealed reputation which in turn motivates one to obey God’s commands (see Ps 86:11).
2 tn Or “forever.”
3 tn Or perhaps, “and thereby fulfill.” The preposition with the infinitive construct here indicates an accompanying circumstance.
4 tn Heb “upon me, O God, [are] your vows.”
5 tn Heb “I will repay thank-offerings to you.”
6 sn Psalm 65. The psalmist praises God because he forgives sin and blesses his people with an abundant harvest.
7 tn Heb “for you, silence, praise.” Many prefer to emend the noun דֻּמִיָּה (dumiyyah, “silence”) to a participle דּוֹמִיָּה (domiyyah), from the root דָּמָה (damah, “be silent”), understood here in the sense of “wait.”
8 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.
