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Psalms 138:5

138:4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.

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Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great is Yahweh’s glory.

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

Yes, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.

138:6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

What does Psalms 138:5 mean?

Psalms 138:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), דֶּרֶךְ (derek), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

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Yea,
they
shall
singשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7891to sing
in
the
waysדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of
the
LORD:יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
for
greatגָּדוֹלgâdôwl/gaw-dole'/H1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
is
the
gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôwd/kaw-bode'/H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
of
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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What does Psalms 138:5 say?

Psalms 138:5 (King James Version) reads: "Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD."

Is Psalms 138:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 138:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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