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Sing psalmsזַמְּרוּto YHWH,לַיהוָהwho dwellsיֹשֵׁבin Zion;צִיּוֹןproclaimהַגִּידוּamong the peoplesבָעַמִּיםhis deeds.עֲלִילוֹתָיו
Psalms 9:11
Study it in the app“Sing psalms to YHWH, who dwells in Zion; proclaim among the peoples his deeds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 9:11, word by word
- Sing psalmsזַמְּרוּzamru
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “zamru” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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.
Where else “yhva” appears- who dwellsיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- proclaimהַגִּידוּhagidu
declare
To announce what God does or will do.
Where else “hagidu” appears- among the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- his deedsעֲלִילוֹתָיalilotay
deed
What someone does, above all his deeds, good or bad, which others can see.
Where else “alilotay” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
10And those who know your name will trust in you, for you have not abandoned those who seek you, YHWH.
11 · This verse (above)
12For he who demands an accounting for blood has remembered them; he has not forgotten the cry of the humble.