Psalms 149
149
Triumphant Praise
1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
It’s time to sing to God a brand-new song # 149:1 Or “a spontaneous song.”
so that all his holy people will hear how wonderful he is!
2May Israel be enthused with joy because of him,
and may the sons of Zion pour out
their joyful praises to their King.
3Break forth with dancing!
Make music and sing God’s praises with the rhythm of drums!
4For he enjoys his faithful lovers.
He adorns the humble with his beauty,
and he loves to give them victory.
5His godly lovers triumph in the glory of God,
and their joyful praises will rise even while others sleep.
6God’s high and holy praises fill their mouths,
for their shouted praises are their weapons of war!
7These warring weapons will bring vengeance
on the nations and every resistant power—
8to bind kings with chains and rulers with iron shackles.
9Praise-filled warriors will enforce
the judgment decreed against their enemies.
This is the honor he gives to all his godly lovers.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
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Psalm 149#sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God’s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them.
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Praise him in the assembly of the godly!#tn Heb “his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.”
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!
Let the people#tn Heb “sons.” of Zion delight in their king!#sn The Lord is the king here, as the parallelism in the previous line (“their creator”) indicates.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing!
Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.#tn Heb “he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.”
5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication!#tn Heb “in glory.” Here “glory” probably refers to the “honor” that belongs to the Lord’s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4).
Let them shout for joy upon their beds!#tn The significance of the reference to “beds” is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking.
6 May they praise God
while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,#tn Heb “[May] praises of God [be] in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand.”
7 in order to take#tn Heb “to do.” revenge on the nations,
and punish foreigners.
8 They bind#tn Heb “to bind.” their kings in chains,
and their nobles in iron shackles,
9 and execute the judgment to which their enemies#tn Heb “they”; the referent (the enemies of the people of God) has been specified in the translation for clarity. have been sentenced.#tn Heb “to do against them judgment [that] is written.”
All his loyal followers will be vindicated.#tn Heb “it is honor for all his godly ones.” The judgment of the oppressive kings will bring vindication and honor to God’s people (see vv. 4-5).
Praise the Lord!
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