Psalms
Psalm 9:1–2
1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.a
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart;
I will recount all Your wonders.
2I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Footnotes
- a 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the LXX they form one psalm.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 9:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| To | לַבֵּ֗ן | lab·bên | Adverb | H4192 'To die for the son' |
| A Psalm | מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz·mō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4210 melody |
| of David | לְדָוִֽד׃ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| I will give thanks | אוֹדֶ֣ה | ’ō·w·ḏeh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H3034 throw, cast |
| to the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my heart | לִבִּ֑י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| I will recount | אֲ֝סַפְּרָ֗ה | ’ă·sap·pə·rāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5608 count |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Your wonders | נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary |
Psalm 9:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will be glad | אֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה | ’eś·mə·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| and rejoice | וְאֶעֶלְצָ֣ה | wə·’e·‘el·ṣāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5970 rejoice, exult |
| in You | בָ֑ךְ | ḇāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| I will sing praise | אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה | ’ă·zam·mə·rāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H2167 make music |
| to Your name | שִׁמְךָ֣ | šim·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| O Most High | עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | ‘el·yō·wn | Adjective - masculine singular | H5945 high |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 9:1 Psalm 86:12 · 1 Chronicles 16:24 · Psalm 145:1–3 · Psalm 103:1–2 · Psalm 111:1 · Psalm 26:7 · Hebrews 13:15 · Psalm 146:1–2 · Psalm 138:1 · Psalm 7:17 · 1 Chronicles 16:12 · Psalm 51:15
Psalm 9:2 Psalm 83:18 · Psalm 5:11 · Psalm 7:17 · Psalm 97:9 · Psalm 28:7 · Psalm 92:1 · Philippians 4:4 · Psalm 97:12 · Habakkuk 3:17–18 · Psalm 43:4 · Daniel 5:18 · Psalm 56:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.