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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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וְ֭יָשִׁירוּveyashirvand singשִׁירconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and sing”, an unfinished actionH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).בְּדַרְכֵ֣יbedarkhein alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “in along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…גָ֝ד֗וֹלgadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.כְּב֣וֹדkevodgloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “glorious”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah; For great is the glory of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great [is] the honour of Jehovah.

World English Bible

Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, for Yahweh’s glory is great!

Darby Translation

And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾀσάτωσαν ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς Κυρίου, ὅτι μεγάλη ἡ δόξα Κυρίου.