Psalms 116:17
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh's name.
Interpretation
Psalms 116:17 shows a sacrifice thanksgiving that is lived within limits and longings—see "offer" and "sacrifice". Choose sacrifice thanksgiving in what we celebrate and refuse—bind joy to obedience.
Context
Psalms speaks here as poetry/wisdom writing, highlighting sacrifice thanksgiving. Within ch. 116, a small unit frames the emphasis. It edges toward wisdom & worship. Watch the terms “offer” and “sacrifice”.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
In the Masoretic tradition the Hebrew text is preserved with remarkable accuracy. The Dead Sea Scrolls (1947-1956 discoveries) confirm the Hebrew text's reliability, showing minimal variation over 1000+ years of transmission.