Psalms 9:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise [thee], O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ עַלְמ֥וּת לַבֵּ֗ן מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

Transliteration

To the mĕnaṣṣēaḥ upon 'almût to the bēn, mizmôr to Dāwid

Grammar Details

• *mĕnaṣṣēaḥ*: masculine singular noun with lamed prefix - 'to the director/choirmaster'
• *'almût*: feminine noun - possibly 'death' or musical term 'alamoth'
• *bēn*: masculine singular noun with lamed prefix - 'to the son'
• *mizmôr*: masculine singular noun - 'psalm/song'
• *Dāwid*: proper name with lamed prefix - 'to David'

Word Meanings

• *mĕnaṣṣēaḥ*: director/choirmaster/chief musician
• *'almût*: death/dying/musical term 'alamoth'/possibly 'upon death of'
• *bēn*: son/male child
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melody/song with instrumental accompaniment
• *Dāwid*: David (proper name)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 86:12 : 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
• Ps 145:1-3 : 1 ¶ David's [Psalm] of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable.
• Ps 146:1-2 : 1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
• Ps 111:1 : 1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with [my] whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and [in] the congregation.
• Ps 138:1 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
• Isa 12:1 : 1 ¶ And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
• 1 Chr 16:12 : 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
• 1 Chr 16:24 : 24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
• 1 Chr 29:10-13 : 10 ¶ Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed [be] thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O LORD, [is] the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all [that is] in the heaven and in the earth [is thine]; thine [is] the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour [come] of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand [is] power and might; and in thine hand [it is] to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
• Ps 7:17 : 17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
• Ps 9:14 : 14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
• Ps 26:7 : 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
• Ps 34:1-4 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise [shall] continually [be] in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear [thereof], and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
• Ps 51:15 : 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
• Isa 43:21 : 21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
• Isa 60:6 : 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
• Ps 103:1-2 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
• Ps 106:2 : 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? [who] can shew forth all his praise?
• Heb 13:15 : 15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to his name.
• Rev 5:9-9 : 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
• Rev 15:3 : 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.
• Luke 10:27 : 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.