Psalms 9:2

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — David speaks as the psalmist, addressing God directly in the opening declaration of Psalm 9, immediately following his vow to recount divine wonders.

The words — The text highlights אֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה (es.me.Chah, "I will rejoice") and אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה ('a.za.me.Rah, "I will sing praises"), which frame the psalmist's declaration before naming God as עֶלְיֽוֹן (el.Yon, "Most High").

The thread — This focus on praising God's name appears in Psalms 83:18, which identifies Him as the Most High over all the earth, and Psalms 7:17, which links thanking God to singing praise to His name.

Why it lands — The verse describes a sequence where gladness and praise precede the observation of enemies retreating, requiring the reader to pair gratitude with explicit vocal worship directed at God's identity.

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The Hebrew words

אֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה'es.me.ChahI will rejoice וְאֶעֶלְצָ֣הve./'e.'el.Tzahand/ I will exultבָ֑ךְVa/khin/ youאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה'a.za.me.RahI will sing praises to שִׁמְךָ֣shim./Khaname/ your עֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonO Most High

King James Version

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

Cross-references

Psalms 83:18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Psalms 5:11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Psalms 7:17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Psalms 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Psalms 97:9 For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
Psalms 92:1 A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Psalms 97:12 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
Psalms 27:6 Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
Psalms 43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.