Psalms 9:14

Verse

that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

American Standard Version (1901)

That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.

So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.

Free Bible Version

so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.

Geneva Bible 1599

That I may shewe all thy praises within the gates of the daughter of Zion, and reioyce in thy saluation.

King James (Authorized) Version

That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

One Unity Resource Bible

that I may show all of your tehilah ·praise song·. In the gates of the daughter of Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking], I will rejoice in your yishu'ah ·salvation·.

Translation for Translators

I want to live in order that I can praise you at the gates of Jerusalem [MTY] and to rejoice because you rescued me.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!

Noah Webster Bible

That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

World English Bible

that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.

Young's Literal Translation

So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.

Context

I Will Give Thanks to the LORD

¹³Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, ¹⁴that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

Summary

In this verse, the psalmist expresses trust and confidence in God's faithfulness to uphold justice for the oppressed. It reflects a belief in God's sovereignty and righteousness, acknowledging that He will not forget the cries of the afflicted. The verse serves as a reminder that God is a refuge for the downtrodden and a defender of the weak, offering hope and assurance to those who are facing difficulties. It encourages believers to seek God's intervention in times of trouble, knowing that He will ultimately bring about justice and deliverance. Overall, Psalms 9:14 conveys a message of faith, perseverance, and reliance on God's unfailing protection.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

gates . . . Zion--The enclosure of the city (compare Psa 48:12; Isa 23:12), or, church, as denoted by this phrase contrasted with that of death, carries out the idea of exaltation as well as deliverance. Signal favors should lead us to render signal and public thanks.

John Gill Bible Commentary

The Heathen are sunk into the pit that they made,.... The psalmist having determined to praise the Lord, and called upon others to join with him in it, here enters upon it: for, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra observe, this is "the praise" he was desirous to show forth, which is occasioned by the destruction of God's enemies, and the deliverance of his people: by "the Heathen" are meant not the Philistines, as Kimchi interprets it, who thought to cause Israel to fall, and fell themselves; but this is spoken prophetically of the nations of the earth, who have joined in the idolatry of antichrist, the Gentiles, by whom the holy city has been trodden under foot; even the several antichristian states, that will be destroyed by the pouring out of the seven vials, and especially the last, at the battle of Armageddon; and which will be brought on by themselves, with a design to destroy the whole kingdom and interest of Christ, but will issue in their utter ruin, which this phrase is expressive of; see Rev 18:3. The metaphor is taken from hunters, who dig pits for the wild beasts to fall into, that they may the more easily take them, into which they fall themselves; see Psa 7:15. Wicked men are mischievous and crafty, but sometimes they are taken in their own craftiness; in the net which they laid is their own foot taken; which may signify the same thing as before, that the mischief they design for others falls upon themselves; only as the former phrase denotes their utter destruction like the sinking of a millstone in the sea, by which the irrecoverable ruin of Babylon is expressed, Rev 18:21; this may design the restraint and hinderance of them from doing the evil they would; their feet are entangled, that they cannot run to shed blood; and their hands are held, that they cannot perform their enterprise; and their wrath in restrained and made to praise the Lord. The metaphor is taken from fowlers, who lay nets and snares for birds, and cover them that they may not be seen, but fall into them unawares; see Psa 124:7.