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Psalm 9:1

For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.

1For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.
2I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
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“With my whole heart” makes gratitude a matter of your full attention, while David’s promise to tell turns thanks toward the works God has done.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 86:12I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.Both prayers pledge praise to God with the whole heart, making wholehearted devotion explicit.
1 Chronicles 16:24Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.Both texts speak of telling God’s marvelous works, with Chronicles naming the nations and peoples as hearers.
Psalm 111:1Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.Both psalms pledge wholehearted thanks to the LORD, while Psalm 111 names the congregation as the setting.
Psalm 145:1–3A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.David pledges praise in both psalms, addressing God through thanks in one and exaltation in the other.
Psalm 103:1–2By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!The whole heart in Psalm 9 corresponds to all that is within David praising God in Psalm 103.
Hebrews 13:15Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.Both passages express devotion to God through speech: telling his works in the psalm and proclaiming allegiance in Hebrews.
1 Chronicles 16:12Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,God’s marvelous works are the subject of both passages, remembered in Chronicles and told in David’s psalm.
Isaiah 43:21the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.Both texts describe praise being spoken, through David’s telling and through the people God formed for himself.
Isaiah 12:1In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, the LORD; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.Both passages pledge thanks to the LORD; Isaiah names anger turned away and comfort as reasons.
Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and …Both passages praise God for his marvelous works, which Revelation’s song also describes as great.
Luke 10:27He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as …Both texts speak of the whole heart directed toward God, in thanksgiving in the psalm and love in Luke.
Revelation 5:9–14They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every …Both passages voice praise for deeds done, though Revelation names the specific act of buying people for God through blood.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship. answered prayer.

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One step

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Tell a trusted friend one reason you thank God

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Encouragement

Your thanks can name something specific God has done. David joins wholehearted gratitude to the telling of God’s works; God himself is the one who receives the praise.

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