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Psalms 9:14
that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to the LORD immediately after requesting rescue from the gates of death. The speaker transitions from a private plea to a public vow to worship within Jerusalem.
The words — The Hebrew לְמַ֥עַן (le.ma.'an) literally means "so that," establishing the psalmist's subsequent actions as the direct purpose of divine deliverance. אָ֝גִ֗ילָה ('a.gi.lah) translates to "I will rejoice," marking a definitive shift from distress to celebration.
The thread — The text links personal rescue to communal praise, echoing the pattern in Psalms 13:5 and 1 Samuel 2:1 where gratitude follows intervention. The contrast between the psalmist's emergence from death and the nations' entrapment in Psalms 9:15 grounds the rejoicing in divine justice.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to voice gratitude publicly rather than keeping it private. It demands that responses to deliverance be anchored in the community where God's name is honored.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Cross-references
- Psalms 13:5 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
- 1 Samuel 2:1 At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Psalms 20:5 May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
- Psalms 35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
- Psalms 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Psalms 106:2 Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?
- Psalms 21:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
- Isaiah 37:22 this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
- Habakkuk 3:18 yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Psalms 22:22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.