Psalms 138:5

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sing	וְ֭יָשִׁירוּ Ve.ya.shi.ru	H7891	to sing · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural
ways	בְּדַרְכֵ֣י be.dar.Khei	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common both genders plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
great	גָ֝ד֗וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
glory	כְּב֣וֹד ke.Vod	H3519	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Psalms 21:5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were cre…
Revelation 7:12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense sh…
Exodus 15:11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Isaiah 6:1-3 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
Revelation 5:12-14 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, a…
Exodus 33:18-19 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:1-5

I. How he would praise God, compare Psa 111:1. 1. He will praise him with sincerity and zeal - "With my heart, with my whole heart, with that which is within me and with all that is within me, with uprightness of intention and fervency of affection, inward impressions agreeing with outward expressions." 2. With freedom and boldness: Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee, before the princes, and judges, and great men, either those of other nations that visited him or those of his own nation that attended on him, even in their presence. He will not only praise God with his heart, which we may do by pious ejaculations in any company, but will sing praise if there be occasion. Note, Prais…

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John Gill on Psalms 138:5

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord,.... Which are all mercy and truth; ways of pleasantness, and paths of peace: so the eunuch went on his way, and in the ways of the Lord rejoicing, Acts 8:39; Or, "they shall sing of the ways of the Lord" (t); of the excellency, pleasure, and usefulness of them; for great is the glory of the Lord; shown in the works of creation; more especially in the person of Christ, and in the glorious work of redemption and salvation by him; and of which there will be a great display throughout the earth in the latter day, by means of the Gospel, the great spread of it, and the multitude of persons converted by it; which will make the ways of the Lord still m…

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John Calvin on Psalms 138:1-5

Psalm 138:1-5 1. I will praise thee [189] with my whole heart, before the gods [190] will I sing psalms to thee. 2. I will worship thee towards the temple of thy holiness, and sing unto thy name for thy mercy and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy name above all things by thy word. 3. In the day when I cried to thee then thou answeredst me, and hast abundantly ministered strength to me in my soul. 4. Let all kings of the earth praise thee, O Jehovah! because they have heard the words of thy mouth. 5. And let theta sing in [191] the walls of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah. 1. I will praise thee with my whole heart As David had been honored to receive distinguishing marks…

The Church Fathers

And let them sing in the ways of the Lord. The philosophers of this world did not sing in the ways of the Lord, but we sing in the ways of the Lord, that is, in Moses and Isaiah and Jeremiah: and from these ways we come to that way which says, "I am the way."
— Jerome, Homily 49, on Psalm 137

"And let them sing in the paths of the Lord, that great is the glory of the Lord" [Psalm 138:5]. Let all the kings of the earth sing in the paths of the Lord. In what paths? Those that are spoken of above, "in Your mercy and Your truth." Let not then the kings of the earth be proud, let them be humble. Then let them sing in the ways of the Lord, if they be humble: let them love, and they shall sing. We know travellers that sing; they sing, and hasten to reach the end of their journey. There are evil songs, such as belong to the old man; to the new man belongs a new song. Let then the kings of the earth too walk in Your paths, let them walk and sing in Your paths. Sing what? That "great is the glory of the Lord," not of kings.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 138

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Dictionary and topics

Glory Of God, The · Described as: Great — Described as: Great
Praise · Is due to God on account of: His glory — Is due to God on account of: His glory

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 138:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:1-5

John Gill on Psalms 138:5

John Calvin on Psalms 138:1-5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 138:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:1-5

John Gill on Psalms 138:5

John Calvin on Psalms 138:1-5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 138:3-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 138:4-5

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 138:5