What does Psalm 66:15 mean?

The psalmist promised to offer the Lord burnt offerings (Psalm 66:13) which he seems to have promised when praying during a time of great trouble (Psalm 66:14). Here, he describes those sacrifices in greater detail. The list of so many animals suggests trouble was serious, and that he is deeply grateful for answered prayer.

Saved believers should feel gratitude to the Lord for salvation. The natural reaction to this is to offer oneself to God as a "living sacrifice" (Romans 12:1). This means submitting every part of one's life to His will. It means a believer should offer the Lord his time, talent, and treasure. He should give to the Lord willingly, generously, and cheerfully (2 Corinthians 9:5–7).

First Peter 2:5 reveals that Christians "are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." Christians should hold nothing back from God; He gave an infinite sacrifice for us (Romans 6:23; 2 Corinthians 9:15). The size of our giving doesn't matter as much as the level of faith our gift implies. Jesus commended a poor woman who put two small copper coins into the temple's offering box. He noted: "She out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on" (Mark 12:44).

The word selah is not clearly defined. It may refer to a pause, or a musical break; sometimes it is interpreted as a call for reflection.