Psalms 149:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יַעְלְז֣וּ חֲסִידִ֣ים בְּכָב֑וֹד יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃

Transliteration

yaʿləzû ḥăsîdîm in-kāḇôd yərannənû upon-miškəḇôtām

Grammar Details

*yaʿləzû*: imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, qal - they will exult/let them exult
*ḥăsîdîm*: noun, masculine plural - faithful ones/godly ones/saints
*kāḇôd*: noun, masculine singular with preposition bet - in glory
*yərannənû*: imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, piel - they will sing for joy
*miškəḇôtām*: noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix with preposition al - upon their beds

Word Meanings

*yaʿləzû*: exult/rejoice/triumph
*ḥăsîdîm*: godly ones/faithful ones/saints/those showing covenant loyalty
*kāḇôd*: glory/honor/splendor
*yərannənû*: sing for joy/shout for joy/cry aloud in joy
*miškəḇôtām*: their beds/their couches/their resting places

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 35:10 : 10 But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,
Ps 42:8 : 8 [ Yet] Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, [Even] a prayer unto the God of my life.
Ps 63:5-6 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [And] meditate on thee in the night-watches.
Ps 118:15 : 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
Ps 132:16 : 16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
Ps 145:10 : 10 All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; And thy saints shall bless thee.
Rom 5:2 : 2 through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
1 Pet 1:8 : 8 whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Ps 92:2 : 2 To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,
Ps 23:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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