Psalms 57:9

Psalms 57:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
• New International Version (NIV)I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations.

Context of Psalms 57:9

7My heart is confident, O God. My heart is confident. I want to sing and make music. 8Wake up, my soul! Wake up, harp and lyre! I want to wake up at dawn. I want to give thanks to you among the people, O Lord. I want to make music to praise you among the nations 10because your mercy is as high as the heavens. Your truth reaches the skies. 11May you be honored above the heavens, O God. Let your glory extend over the whole earth.

Psalms 57:9 word by word

אוֹדְךָ֖ בָעַמִּ֥ים׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י אֲ֝זַמֶּרְךָ֗ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• among the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• I will singזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• unto thee among the nationsלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816

Cross-references for Psalms 57:9

• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
• Psalms 18:49That is why I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the nations and make music to praise your name.
• Psalms 22:22I will tell my people about your name. I will praise you within the congregation.
• Psalms 96:3Tell people about his glory. Tell all the nations about his miracles.
• Psalms 138:1I will give thanks to you with all my heart. I will make music to praise you in front of the false gods.
• Psalms 145:10Everything that you have made will give thanks to you, O Lord, and your faithful ones will praise you.
• Romans 15:9People who are not Jewish praise God for his mercy as well. This is what the Scriptures say, “That is why I will give thanks to you among the nations and I will sing praises to your name.”

Commentaries on Psalms 57:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Among the people - The Israelites. Among the nations - The Gentiles at large. A prophecy either relating to the Gospel times, Christ being considered as the Speaker: or a prediction that these Divine compositions should be sung, both in synagogues and in Christian churches, in all the nations of the earth. And it is so: wherever the name of Christ is known, there is David's known also.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people - So great a deliverance as he here hoped for, would make it proper that he should celebrate the praise of God in the most public manner; that he should make his goodness known as far as possible among the nations. See the notes at Psalm 18:49.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 By lively faith, David's prayers and complaints are at once turned into praises. His heart is fixed; it is prepared for every event, being stayed upon God. If by the grace of God we are brought into this even, composed frame of mind, we have great reason to be thankful. Nothing is done to purpose, in religion, unless it is done with the heart. The heart must be fixed for the duty, put in frame for it; fixed in the duty by close attention. Our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-11This section is repeated with a few changes in Psalm 108:1–5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. As His mercy and truth, so shall His praise, fill the universe.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 57:9

• Praise
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Psalms 57

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings