Psalms 9:2

2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

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Psalms 9:2 in Other Translations

KJV

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

ESV

2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

NLT

2 I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.

MSG

2 I'm whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I'm singing your song, High God.

CSB

2 I will rejoice and boast about You; I will sing about Your name, Most High.

Psalms 9:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 9:2

I will be glad and rejoice in thee
Not in himself, in any attainments or works of his; not in his wisdom, riches, and strength, nor in his warlike exploits, but in the Lord; not in second causes, in horses and chariots, in armies, and in the courage and valour of men, but in God, as the author of deliverance, victory, and salvation; not in God only as the God of nature and providence, but as the God of all grace, and as his covenant God and Father; and because of the blessings of this covenant, as forgiveness of sin, a justifying righteousness, &c. for he rejoiced not in his own righteousness, but in the righteousness of Christ, as well as in his person, grace, and sacrifice; so the Chaldee paraphrase renders it, "I will be glad and rejoice", (Krmymb) , "in thy Word", the Logos, the essential Word of God, of whom there were many types, promises, and prophecies in the former dispensation; two words being here used express the greatness of this joy, and especially the latter word denotes a very vehement joy, a joy unspeakable and full of glory; such as arises from a sight of Christ the object, and which the psalmist had now in view; and this was not a carnal and worldly joy, but joy in the Holy Ghost;

I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High;
that is, to the glory of his name, his being, and perfections, as displayed in his marvellous works, and in the revelation of his word, and especially in his son; and under the character of the "most high" God, the supreme Being over all creatures, angels and men; see ( Psalms 7:17 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 9:2 In-Context

1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

3 My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.

4 For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

What It Means to “Rejoice in the Lord Always” (and 10 Ways Jesus Can Be Our Example) Meg Bucher

Cross References 3

1. S Job 22:19; Psalms 14:7; Psalms 31:7; Psalms 70:4; Psalms 97:8; Psalms 126:3; Proverbs 23:15; Isaiah 25:9; Jeremiah 30:19; Joel 2:21; Zephaniah 3:14; S Matthew 5:12; Revelation 19:7; Psalms 5:11
2. S 2 Chronicles 31:2
3. Psalms 92:1; Psalms 83:18