Psalms 149 · Verse 5

Psalms 149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Psalms 149:5, King James Version

Psalms 149:5 in other translations

BSBLet the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
WEBLet the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.
ASVLet the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds.
YLTExult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.
DARBYLet thegodly exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
BBELet the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.
WebsterLet the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

What does Psalms 149:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. in glory--the honorable condition to which they are raised. upon their beds--once a place of mourning (Psa 6:6).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory - Let them be gloriously joyful: seeing themselves so honored and so successful, let them be joyful. God has put glory or honor upon them; let them give him the thanks due to his name. Sing aloud upon their beds - While they are reclining on their couches. At their festal banquets, let them shout the praises of the Lord. In imitation of this we often have at our public entertainments the following words sung, taken from the Vulgate of Psa 115:1 : Non Nobis Domine Non Nobis; sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam! super Misericordia Tua et Veritate Tua. "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth's sake." Let them mingle their feasting with Divine songs. This reclining on couches, while they take their food, is still practiced in Asiatic countries.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 149:1-5

New mercies continually demand new songs of praise, upon earth and in heaven. And the children of Zion have not only to bless the God who made them, but to rejoice in him, as having created them in Christ Jesus unto good works, and formed them saints as well as men. The Lord takes pleasure in his people; they should rejoice in Him. When the Lord has made sinners feel their wants and unworthiness, he will adorn them…

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Psalms 149:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יַעְלְז֣וּya'.le.Zulet them exultH5937
חֲסִידִ֣יםcha.si.Dimfaithful [people]H2623
בְּכָב֑וֹדbe.kha.Vodin honorH3519
יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּye.ra.ne.Nulet them sing for joyH7442
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם\׃mish.ke.vo.Tambeds theirH4904

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 149:5

  • Job 35:10

    But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

  • Psalms 42:8

    Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

  • 1 Peter 1:8

    Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  • Psalms 118:15

    The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

  • Psalms 145:10

    All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

  • Psalms 132:16

    I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

  • Psalms 63:5-6

    My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

  • Psalms 23:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

  • Romans 5:2

    By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • Psalms 92:2

    To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the saints.
23:1; 118:15; 145:10; Ro 5:2; 1Pe 1:8
sing.
42:8; 63:5,6; 92:2; Job 35:10

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Context

  • Psalms 149:4

    For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

  • Psalms 149:5

    Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

  • Psalms 149:6

    Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

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Psalms 149:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Gozarse han los píos con gloria: cantarán sobre sus camas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que les saints se réjouissent de la gloire, qu’ils exultent avec chant de triomphe sur leurs lits!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es sollen jubeln die Frommen in Herrlichkeit, jauchzen auf ihren Lagern!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Exsultabunt sancti in gloria; lætabuntur in cubilibus suis.