Psalm 149

Lexham English Bible

149 Praise Yah.^[a]
Sing to Yahweh a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
² Let Israel be glad in its maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
³ Let them praise his name with dancing;
let them sing praises to him with tambourine and lyre.
⁴ For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people;
he glorifies the afflicted with salvation.
⁵ Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
⁶ Let the extolling of God be in their throat,
and a double-edged sword in their hand,
⁷ to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,^[b]
8 to bind their kings with chains
and their nobles^[c] with fetters of iron,
⁹ to execute on them the judgment that is decreed.^[d]
This will be honor for all his faithful ones;
Praise Yah.^[e]