Old Testament
Psalms 149
Overview
A jubilant call for God's people to sing a new song in the assembly of the faithful, praising their Maker and King with dancing, tambourine, and lyre. The LORD takes pleasure in His people and adorns the humble with salvation, so they exult on their beds and let high praise be in their throats. In the same breath the psalm places a two-edged sword in their hands, to execute on the nations the judgment written — the honor of all His saints.
1Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
4For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
5Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
7To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.