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Psalm 9:14
that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
12For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
13Have mercy on me, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death,
14that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
15The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
16The LORD has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.
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The gates of Zion mark the place David hopes to praise God, after his plea to be lifted from the gates of death.
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Psalm 13:5But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.Both passages name God's salvation as the reason for rejoicing, with Psalm 13 expressing trust in his loving kindness.
Psalm 9:1For 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 …Both verses express David's intent to tell God's praise, linking the psalm's opening thanks with his hope for rescue.
1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,Both speak of rejoicing; Psalm 9 joins it to a plea for rescue, while Peter names grief amid trials.
Psalm 51:15Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.Both connect a request for God's help with the desire to declare his praise.
Isaiah 25:9It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is the LORD! We have waited for him. We will be glad …Both look toward rejoicing in God's salvation, with Isaiah describing the gladness of people who have waited for him.
Psalm 142:7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.Both ask for deliverance so that thanks and praise may follow in the company of God's people.
Matthew 21:5“Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”Both name the daughter of Zion; the psalm anticipates praise at her gates, while Matthew announces her king's arrival.
1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in the LORD! My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your …David and Hannah both rejoice in God's salvation, and both prayers speak of enemies in their surrounding words.
Isaiah 37:22this is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken …Both name the daughter of Zion, Jerusalem personified, though one anticipates praise and the other depicts defiance toward an enemy.
Habakkuk 3:18yet I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!Both declare an intent to rejoice in God, naming his salvation as the ground of their joy.
Song of Songs 3:11Go out, you daughters of Zion, and see King Solomon, with the crown with which his mother has crowned him, in the day of his weddings, in the day of the …Both connect Zion with joy, though Psalm 9 names God's salvation and the song names King Solomon's wedding.
Isaiah 1:8The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a besieged city.Both name the daughter of Zion; Psalm 9 anticipates praise at her gates, while Isaiah describes her as a besieged city.
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Your plea for help need not wait until you feel joyful. David asks for rescue with praise still ahead of him; his hope rests in God's salvation.
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