English Standard Version
Psalms 149:5
5Let the godly exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.
Psalms 149:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
- New International Version (NIV)Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.
Context of Psalms 149:5
3Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre! 4For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. Let the godly exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds. 6Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, 7to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples,
Read all of Psalms 149Psalms 149:5 word by word
יַעְלְז֣וּ חֲסִידִ֣ים בְּכָב֑וֹד יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 149:5
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalms 118:15Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
- Psalms 145:10All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord, and all your saints shall bless you!
- Romans 5:2Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
- Psalms 42:8By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalms 63:5My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
- Psalms 92:2to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,
- Job 35:10But none says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
Commentaries on Psalms 149:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Let the saints be joyful in glory - In the glory of their condition; in the favor of God; in the honor which he bestows upon them. Let them rejoice in this; let them shout and triumph over this. Other men rejoice in honor; in wealth; in houses, lands, parks, libraries, works of art: let the saints rejoice in the glory of being the friends of God; in the hope of heaven. Compare Psalm 84:11. Let them sing aloud upon their beds - Compare Job 35:10, note…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9This psalm of praise celebrates the Lord's victory. God is the Maker of Israel (Psalm 149:1–2) and the victorious King who shares his glory with his faithful followers (149:3–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. in glory--the honorable condition to which they are raised. upon their beds--once a place of mourning (Psa 6:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 149
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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