Passage

Psalms 9.1

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{For the Chief Musician; set to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.} I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works."

"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)

"1. For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works."

"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)

"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."

"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)

"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,"

"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

H3820 - lev

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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