Psalms 89:5

89:4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

KJV

The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

And the heavens shall praise your wonders, O LORD: your faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

89:6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

What does Psalms 89:5 mean?

Psalms 89:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), יָדָה (yâdâh), פֶּלֶא (peleʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

And

the

heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

shall

praiseיָדָהyâdâh/yaw-daw'/H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

thy

wonders,פֶּלֶאpeleʼ/peh'-leh/H6382a miracle

LORD:יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

thy

faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity

also

the

congregationקָהָלqâhâl/kaw-hawl'/H6951assemblage (usually concretely)

the

saints.קָדוֹשׁqâdôwsh/kaw-doshe'/H6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:5.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Isaiah 25:1

O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

Numbers 16:3

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? Ye take: Heb. It is much for you

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 89:5 say?

Psalms 89:5 (King James Version) reads: "And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints."

Is Psalms 89:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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