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And they will singוְיָשִׁירוּin the waysבְּדַרְכֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיgreat isגָדוֹלthe gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWH.יְהוָה
Psalms 138:5
Study it in the app“And they will sing in the ways of YHWH, for great is the glory of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 138:5, word by word
- And they will singיָשִׁירוּyashiru
sing
To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.
Where else “yashiru” appears- in the waysדַרְכֵיdarche
ways of YHWH
YHWH's ways: what he does and commands.
Where else “darche” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- great isגָדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appears
The context
4All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, YHWH, for they have heard the sayings of your mouth.
5 · This verse (above)
6For YHWH is high, yet the lowly he sees, but the haughty from afar he knows.