Psalms 149:5

149:4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

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Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud on their beds.

149:6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; mouth: Heb. throat

What does Psalms 149:5 mean?

Psalms 149:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָסִיד (châçîyd), עָלַז (ʻâlaz), כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

the

saintsחָסִידchâçîyd/khaw-seed'/H2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

joyfulעָלַזʻâlaz/aw-laz'/H5937to jump for joy, i.e. exult

glory:כָּבוֹדkâbôwd/kaw-bode'/H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

let

them

sing

aloudרָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)

upon

their

beds.מִשְׁכָּבmishkâb/mish-kawb'/H4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 149:5.

Psalms 132:16

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Psalms 132:9

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

Psalms 96:12

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

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What does Psalms 149:5 say?

Psalms 149:5 (King James Version) reads: "Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds."

Is Psalms 149:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 149:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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