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ESV: that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation.

NIV: that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.

NASB: So that I may tell of all Your praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

CSB: so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion.

NLT: Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

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

NKJV: That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation.

Having prayed for deliverance from his enemies (Psalm 9:13), David anticipates praising the Lord in the tabernacle at Jerusalem for rescuing him. For David, the concepts of deliverance and praise are closely linked.

Believers should always praise the Lord for His protection and care. Unfortunately, a person may be quick to pray for deliverance from trouble, but slow to praise the Lord when He answers his prayer. Ten lepers met Jesus when He entered a village. They stood at a distance and shouted: "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us" (Luke 17:13). At Jesus' command, the lepers set out to show themselves to the priests. As they were on their way, their leprosy left them; they were healed. However, only one of the ten returned to Jesus to thank Him. Jesus asked, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?" (Luke 17:17). Ingratitude is sinful. Paul tells the believers at Thessalonica, "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Psalm 9:9–20 turns David's attention to various groups of people of Israel. He mentions the oppressed, those who trust in the Lord, the afflicted, the needy, and the poor. He sees the Lord as a safe, secure place, a God who is mindful of His people, and the supplier of hope to the poor.

David praises God in a song which follows an acrostic pattern: the psalm is divided into phrases which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The pattern continues through Psalm 10, leading some to suggest they were intended as a single work, or as closely related halves. In this psalm, David promises to praise God for His great deeds, including awesome victory over evil. The Lord's eternal justice is also praised, as David asks for further rescue from those who seek to kill him. The passage ends with a prayer for God to remind mankind of His authority.

This is a thanksgiving song, where David shows appreciation for the Lord's rescue. This shares similar themes to Psalm 10, though from a very different tone. Some scholars think Psalms 9 and 10 were originally a single work. This is part of the first section of the book of Psalms, including Psalms 1 through 41.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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