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Psalms 9:2
2I will be very happy because of you. I will sing to praise your name, Most High God.
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
1All that I am says ‘thank you’ to the Lord. I will tell people about all the great things that you have done. I will be very happy because of you. I will sing to praise your name, Most High God. 3Because my enemies have seen your power, they turned back and they fell down. You won against them. 4You showed that I was right. You sat on your throne as a judge who truly decides what is right.
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 5:11Please make people who turn to you happy. Make them always sing with joy, because you keep them safe. Take care of those who are faithful to you. Then they will be really happy.
- Psalms 27:6My enemies may be all round me, but I will win against them. They will see how strong I am! I will offer sacrifices to the Lord in his temple. I will be so happy that I will shout aloud! Yes, I will sing to praise the Lord.
- Psalms 28:7The Lord makes me strong. He keeps me safe like a shield. I trust in him completely, and he has helped me. I am very happy, and I will thank him with my songs.
- Psalms 43:4Then I will go to your altar, to worship you, the God who makes me happy. You are my God and I will praise you there. I will sing to thank you, God, with my harp.
- Psalms 92:4The things that you do, Lord, make me very happy. I sing with joy because of the things that your hands have made!
- Psalms 97:12All you righteous people, be happy because of what the Lord has done. Thank him because he is holy.
- Habakkuk 3:17Whatever happens, I will continue to thank the Lord. If there are no flowers on the fig trees, if there are no grapes on the vines, if there are no olives on the olive trees, if there are no crops in the fields, if the sheep are dying in the hills, if there are no cows on the farms,
- Philippians 4:4Always be happy because you belong to the Lord. I will say that again, ‘Be happy!’
- Psalms 7:17So I will thank the Lord because he does what is right. The Lord is the Most High God, so I will sing to praise his name!
- Psalms 56:2They chase me all the time! Those proud people want to catch me, and there are many of them!
- Psalms 83:18Then they will understand that you are the Lord. They will know that you are the Most High God who rules over all the earth.
- Psalms 97:9You, Lord, are the Most High God who rules over all the earth. You are much greater than any other god!
- Daniel 5:18I tell you this, King Belshazzar. The powerful God who rules over everything gave authority to your father, Nebuchadnezzar, to rule as king. God made him very great and very famous, so that he ruled with power. People respected him as a great king.
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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