Psalms 9:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will be glad and exult in thee; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אוֹדֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־לִבִּ֑י אֲ֝סַפְּרָ֗ה כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

I will yādâ YHWH with all my lēb; I will sāpar all your niplĕ'ôt

Grammar Details

*yādâ*: hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - 'I will praise/thank/confess'
*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*lēb*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my heart'
*sāpar*: piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - 'I will recount/tell/declare'
*niplĕ'ôt*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your wonderful works'

Word Meanings

*yādâ*: praise/thank/confess/acknowledge
*lēb*: heart/mind/inner self/will
*sāpar*: recount/tell/declare/relate
*niplĕ'ôt*: wonders/marvelous works/miracles/wonderful deeds

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 83:18 : 18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.
Ps 5:11 : 11 But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Ps 7:17 : 17 I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.
Ps 92:1 : 1 A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;
Ps 92:4 : 4 For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Ps 97:9 : 9 For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.
Ps 97:12 : 12 Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
Dan 5:18 : 18 O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:
Hab 3:17-18 : 17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Phil 4:4 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
Ps 27:6 : 6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.
Ps 28:7 : 7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.
Ps 43:4 : 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
Ps 56:2-3 : 2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; {H4791} For they are many that fight proudly against me. 3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

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