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Psalm 144:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 144 · verse 9
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.Psalm 144:9 · King James Version
Psalm 144:9 in context
7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- psalterynebela skin-bag for liquidsH5035 →
- stringsʻâsôwrtenH6218 →
- singshîyrto singH7891 →
- songshîyra songH7892 →
- newchâdâshnewH2319 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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The method is the same in this latter part of the psalm as in the former; David first gives glory to God and then begs mercy from him. I. He praises God for the experiences he had had of his goodness to him and the encouragements he had to expect further mercy from him, Psa 144:9, Psa 144:10.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-15