New English Translation
Psalms 9:2
2I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One!
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 thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds! I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! 3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. 4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.
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 may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!
- Psalms 27:6Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! I will sing praises to the Lord!
- Psalms 28:7The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.
- Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp.
- Psalms 92:4For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.
- Psalms 97:12You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.
- Habakkuk 3:17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
- Psalms 7:17I will thank the Lord for his justice; I will sing praises to the sovereign Lord!
- Psalms 56:2Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.
- Psalms 83:18Then they will know that you alone are the Lord, the sovereign king over all the earth.
- Psalms 97:9For you, O Lord, are the sovereign king over the whole earth; you are elevated high above all gods.
- Daniel 5:18As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, 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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