Psalms 9:1

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 9:1, word by word

For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach

direct

To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.

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Almut labbenעַלְמוּתalmut

Muth-labben

Part of the title of Psalm 9 ("Muth-labben"). Probably the name of a known tune; literally it may be "death of the son". Its sense is not certain.

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A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor

psalm

Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.

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of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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I will give thanksאוֹדֶהode

give thanks

To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.

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to YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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with all my heartלִבִּlibi

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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I will recountאֲסַפְּרָהasapra

recount

To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.

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your wondersנִפְלְאוֹתֶיniflote

wonder

What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.

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Translation note

The first sentences are the title. “Almut labben”: Hebrew words left as they are; probably the name of the melody. Their sense is not certain. Psalms 9 and 10 together form an alphabetic poem: their stanzas follow the order of the Hebrew letters.

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