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Psalms 9:2
2I will rejoice and exult in you; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalms 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
- New International Version (NIV)I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Context of Psalms 9:2
1I will give thanks and praise the Lord, with all my heart; I will tell aloud all Your wonders and marvelous deeds. I will rejoice and exult in you; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. 3When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You. 4For You have maintained my right and my cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously.
Read all of Psalms 9Psalms 9:2 word by word
אֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה וְאֶעֶלְצָ֣ה בָ֑ךְ אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֣ עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 9:2
- Psalms 5:11But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice, Let them ever sing for joy; Because You cover and shelter them, Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
- Psalms 27:6And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.
- Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, To God, my exceeding joy; With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!
- Psalms 92:4For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your works; At the works of Your hands I joyfully sing.
- Psalms 97:12Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones [those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God], And praise and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
- Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not blossom And there is no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive fails And the fields produce no food, Though the flock is cut off from the fold And there are no cattle in the stalls,
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice!
- Psalms 7:17I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness and justice, And I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
- Psalms 56:2My enemies have trampled upon me all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.
- Psalms 83:18That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord, Are the Most High over all the earth.
- Psalms 97:9For You are the Lord Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
- Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty;
Commentaries on Psalms 9:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I will be glad and rejoice in thee - I am glad that thou hast heard my prayer, and showed me mercy; and I will rejoice in thee, in having thee as my portion, dwelling and working in my heart.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I will be glad - I will rejoice, and will express my joy. And rejoice in thee - I will exult; I will triumph. That is, he would express his joy in God - in knowing that there was such a Being; in all that he had done for him; in all the evidences of his favor and friendship. Will sing praise to thy name - To thee; the name often being put for the person. O thou Most High - Thou who art supreme - the God over all. See the notes at Psalm 7:17.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2rejoice … will sing praise: The psalmist often connects joy with praises, as one leads to the other (Psalm 5:11–12; 32:11; 67:4; 90:14; 92:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. Heartfelt gratitude will find utterance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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