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Psalms 89:16

89:15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

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In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

In your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted.

89:17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

What does Psalms 89:16 mean?

Psalms 89:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שֵׁם (shêm), גִּיל (gîyl), יוֹם (yôwm).

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In
thy
nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
shall
they
rejoiceגִּילgîyl/gheel/H1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
all
the
day:יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
and
in
thy
righteousnessצְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
shall
they
be
exalted.רוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:16.

Genesis 5:2

Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

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What does Psalms 89:16 say?

Psalms 89:16 (King James Version) reads: "In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted."

Is Psalms 89:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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