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Psalm 149

Praise the Lord!

Sing unto the Lord a new song,
    and His praise in the assembly of the godly ones.

Let Israel rejoice in its Maker;
    let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Let them praise His name with dancing;
    let them sing praises unto Him with the tambourine and harp.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
    He will beautify the meek with salvation.
Let the godly ones be joyful in glory;
    let them sing for joy on their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouths,
    and two-edged swords in their hands,
to execute vengeance on the nations,
    and punishments on the peoples;
to bind their kings with chains,
    and their nobles with shackles of iron;
to execute upon them the written judgment;
    this is honor for all His godly ones.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149

Praise the Lord.[a](A)

Sing to the Lord a new song,(B)
    his praise in the assembly(C) of his faithful people.

Let Israel rejoice(D) in their Maker;(E)
    let the people of Zion be glad in their King.(F)
Let them praise his name with dancing(G)
    and make music to him with timbrel and harp.(H)
For the Lord takes delight(I) in his people;
    he crowns the humble with victory.(J)
Let his faithful people rejoice(K) in this honor
    and sing for joy on their beds.(L)

May the praise of God be in their mouths(M)
    and a double-edged(N) sword in their hands,(O)
to inflict vengeance(P) on the nations
    and punishment(Q) on the peoples,
to bind their kings with fetters,(R)
    their nobles with shackles of iron,(S)
to carry out the sentence written against them—(T)
    this is the glory of all his faithful people.(U)

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 149:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9