Psalms 35:9

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 35:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.
Psalms 35:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 35

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord - That is, I shall be joyful, or will rejoice. This is said in anticipation of the interposition of God in destroying his enemies, and in delivering him from danger. It is not joy in the destruction of others; it is joy that he himself would be delivered. Our own deliverance from the hand of our enemies may involve the necessity of their being cut off. What we rejoice in, in such a case, is not their ruin, but our own deliverance; and for this it can never be improper to give thanks. The psalmist says that he would rejoice “in the Lord.” It would not be in his own skill or valor, but in what God had done to save him. See the notes at Psalms 34:2. It…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 13:5, Psa 21:1, Psa 33:21, Psa 48:11, Psa 58:10, Psa 58:11, Psa 68:1-3; Sa1 2:1; Isa 61:10; Hab 3:18; Luk 1:46, Luk 1:47; Gal 5:22; Phi 3:1-3 Psalms 35:10”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“This strophe, with which the first part of the song closes, contains the logical apodosis of those imprecatory jussives. The downfall of the power that is opposed to God will be followed by the joy of triumph. The bones of the body, which elsewhere are mentioned as sharing only in the anguish of the soul ( Psa 6:3; Psa 31:11; Psa 32:3; Psa 51:10), are here made to share (as also in Psa 51:10) in the joy, into which the anxiety, that agitated even the marrow of the bones, is changed. The joy which he experiences in his soul shall throb through every member of his body and multiply itself, as it were, into a choir of praiseful voices. כּל with a conjunctive accent and without Makkeph, as also…”
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