Psalms 9:14
in Psalms 9that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
KJV
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
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This verse in Psalms 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
That I may show forth all thy praise - That I may praise time in the land of the living; that I may finish the work of praise by rendering to thee all that is due. The idea is, that the dead could not praise God, or that his praise could be uttered only by the living; and he calls on God, therefore, to interpose and save him, that he might yet worship and praise him on the earth.
This site's exposition
Lift me up from the gates of death
on Psalms 9:13-14
The prayer turns personal, asking the LORD for mercy under enemies who afflict him. Deliverance is asked from the gates of death so that the praises can be declared within the gates of Daughter Zion, where salvation is the thing rejoiced in. One gate is exchanged for the other.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Of - Of the people who live or meet together in Zion. For cities are as it were mothers to their people, and the people are commonly called their daughters. So the names of the daughters of Egypt, Jer. xlvi, 11, and of Edom, Lam. iv, 21, 22, and of Tyre, chap. xlv, 12, are put for the people of those places.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
We must not overlook David's object in desiring mercy, it is God's glory: "that I may show forth all thy praise." Saints are not so selfish as to look only to self; they desire mercy's diamond that they may let others see it flash and sparkle, and may admire Him who gives such priceless gems to his beloved.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְמַ֥עַן | lemaan | so that | H4616 → | 272 times |
| אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה | ʾasaperah | I may recount | H5608 → | 159 times |
| כָּֽל־ | kal- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| תְּהִלָּ֫תֶ֥יךָ | tehilateikha | praises your | H8416 → | 56 times |
| בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵ֥י | beshaarei | in [the] gates of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| בַת־ | vat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| צִיּ֑וֹן | tziyon | Zion | H6726 → | 154 times |
| אָ֝גִ֗ילָה | ʾagilah | I will rejoice | H1523 → | 45 times |
| בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ | bishuatekha | in deliverance your | H3444 → | 78 times |
לְמַ֥עַןso that
lemaanH4616 →272 times
אֲסַפְּרָ֗הI may recount
ʾasaperahH5608 →159 times
כָּֽל־all
kal-H3605 →5413 times
תְּהִלָּ֫תֶ֥יךָpraises your
tehilateikhaH8416 →56 times
בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵ֥יin [the] gates of
beshaareiH8179 →374 times
בַת־[the] daughter of
vat-H1323 →588 times
צִיּ֑וֹןZion
tziyonH6726 →154 times
אָ֝גִ֗ילָהI will rejoice
ʾagilahH1523 →45 times
בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃in deliverance your
bishuatekhaH3444 →78 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
it leads to
- Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 13:5
But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
- Luke 1:47
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Isaiah 61:10
Through
Psalms 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
it leads to
- Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- Habakkuk 3:18
yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Isaiah 12:2
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.