Psalms 57 · Verse 9

Psalms 57:9

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
Psalms 57:9, King James Version

Psalms 57:9 in other translations

BSBI will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
WEBI will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations.
ASVI will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
YLTI thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.
DARBYI will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:
BBEI will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations.
WebsterI will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing to thee among the nations.

What does Psalms 57:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 57:9-10
9-10. As His mercy and truth, so shall His praise, fill the universe.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Among the people - The Israelites. Among the nations - The Gentiles at large. A prophecy either relating to the Gospel times, Christ being considered as the Speaker: or a prediction that these Divine compositions should be sung, both in synagogues and in Christian churches, in all the nations of the earth. And it is so: wherever the name of Christ is known, there is David's known also.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 57:7-11

By lively faith, David's prayers and complaints are at once turned into praises. His heart is fixed; it is prepared for every event, being stayed upon God. If by the grace of God we are brought into this even, composed frame of mind, we have great reason to be thankful. Nothing is done to purpose, in religion, unless it is done with the heart. The heart must be fixed for the duty, put in frame for it; fixed in the…

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Psalms 57:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaI will give thanks to youH3034
בָעַמִּ֥ים\׀va.'a.Mimamong the peoplesH5971
אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
אֲ֝זַמֶּרְךָ֗'a.za.mer.khaI will sing praises to youH2167
בָּלְאֻמִּים\׃ba.le'u.Mimamong the peoplesH3816

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 57:9

  • Psalms 22:22-23

    I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

  • Psalms 96:3

    Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

  • Romans 15:9

    And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

  • Psalms 18:49

    Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

  • Psalms 138:4-5

    All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

  • Psalms 138:1

    A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

  • Psalms 2:1

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

  • Psalms 145:10-12

    All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:1; 18:49; 22:22,23; 96:3; 138:1,4,5; 145:10-12; Ro 15:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 57:8

    Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

  • Psalms 57:9

    I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

  • Psalms 57:10

    For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

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Psalms 57:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alabarte he en los pueblos, oh Señor; cantaré de ti en las naciones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Éveille-toi, mon âme! Éveillez-vous, luth et harpe! Je m’éveillerai à l’aube du jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich will dich preisen, Herr, unter den Völkern, will dich besingen unter den Völkerschaften.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sicut cera quæ fluit auferentur; supercecidit ignis, et non viderunt solem.