The Meaning of Psalms 26:7 Explained

Psalms 26:7

KJV: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

YLT: To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Thy wonders.

Darby: That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

ASV: That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

That I may publish  with the voice  of thanksgiving,  and tell  of all thy wondrous works. 

What does Psalms 26:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 26:1-12 - A Declaration Of Loyalty To God
In some respects this psalm resembles the previous one, only, instead of entreaties for forgiveness, there are protestations of innocence. It may have been composed during Absalom's rebellion, and contains a strenuous protest against the dissembling and hypocrisy upon which that revolt was based. In these avowals of conscious rectitude, it should be borne in mind that David did not mean to claim absolute sinlessness, but rather to declare his innocence of the specific charges with which he had been assailed.
We all need the laver of purification mentioned in Psalms 26:6-7. Or better, let us repair to our Lord, who still washes the feet of His disciples, as in John 13:1-38. Hatred to evil men is one side of the coin; love to God's house, the reverse. Either implies the other. However firm our foot seems to stand, we all need the redeeming mercy and grace of God. Ah, the riches of His gentle goodness! Ephesians 2:7. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 26

1  David resorts to God in confidence of his integrity

What do the individual words in Psalms 26:7 mean?

that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all Your wondrous works
לַ֭שְׁמִעַ בְּק֣וֹל תּוֹדָ֑ה וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ

לַ֭שְׁמִעַ  that  I  may  proclaim 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בְּק֣וֹל  with  the  voice 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
תּוֹדָ֑ה  of  thanksgiving 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֹּודָה  
Sense: confession, praise, thanksgiving.
וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר  and  tell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
כָּל־  of  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ  Your  wondrous  works 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: פָּלָא  
Sense: to be marvellous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action.