# Psalms 9.1

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. <sup>For the Chief Musician; set to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.</sup> I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.**
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> 2. I will be glad and exult in thee; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. 3. When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence. (Psalms 9:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. <b>For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. </b> I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.**
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> 2. I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 3. When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence. (Psalms 9:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. 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.**
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> 2. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. 3. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. (Psalms 9:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. To the Overseer, 'On the Death of Labben.', A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,**
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> 2. I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High. 3. In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face. (Psalms 9:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H3820 - lev](/codex/h3820-lev/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.