The Meaning of Psalms 9:14 Explained

Psalms 9:14

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

YLT: So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.

Darby: That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation.

ASV: That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 9:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 9:1-20 - Confidence In The Righteous Judge
The Chaldee version adds to the inscription, "concerning the death of the champion who went out between the camps," referring to the death of Goliath. This is the first of the Acrostic or Alphabetical Psalms, of which there are nine: Psalms 9:1-20; Psalms 10:1-18; Psalms 25:1-22; Psalms 34:1-22; Psalms 37:1-40; Psalms 111:1-10; Psalms 112:1-10; Psalms 119:1-176; Psalms 145:1-21.
There is a predominant note of praise, Psalms 9:1-5; Psalms 9:11-12; Psalms 9:14. Let memory heap fuel on the altar of praise. In the resurrection of our Lord, God indeed rebuked our arch-enemy, and his strongholds are now wastes, Zechariah 3:1-2; 2 Corinthians 10:4; Colossians 2:15. But there is a corresponding note of trust, Psalms 9:7-12. Calamity drives us to God. The more we know the more we trust Him. Doubt is born of ignorance. Leave God to vindicate; He will not forget, Psalms 9:12. There is a petition for further help, Psalms 9:13; Psalms 9:19-20. We have been at the gates of death, Psalms 9:13; here are the gates of the Holy City, Psalms 9:14. Compare Psalms 9:15 and Esther 7:10. God does not forget; forget Him not, Psalms 9:12; Psalms 17:1-15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 9

1  David praises God for executing judgment
11  He incites others to praise him
13  He prays that he may have cause to praise him

What do the individual words in Psalms 9:14 mean?

that I may tell of all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in Your salvation
לְמַ֥עַן אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה כָּֽל־ תְּהִלָּ֫תֶ֥יךָ בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵ֥י בַת־ צִיּ֑וֹן אָ֝גִ֗ילָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ

לְמַ֥עַן  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: לְמַעַן 
Sense: purpose, intent prep.
אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה  I  may  tell 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
כָּֽל־  of  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
תְּהִלָּ֫תֶ֥יךָ  Your  praise 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: תְּהִלָּה  
Sense: praise, song or hymn of praise.
בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵ֥י  in  the  gates 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
בַת־  of  the  daughter 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
צִיּ֑וֹן  of  Zion 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִיּׄון  
Sense: another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books.
אָ֝גִ֗ילָה  I  will  rejoice 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: גִּיל  
Sense: to rejoice, exult, be glad.
בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ  in  Your  salvation 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יְשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.