Psalms

Chapter 149

Rejoicing and Divine Vengeance

The psalmist calls for a new song sung unto the Lord in the congregation of saints, with Israel and Zion's children rejoicing in their Maker and King. He bids praise to be sung with dancing, timbrel, and harp, for the Lord takes pleasure in His people and beautifies the meek with salvation. The saints are exhorted to be joyful in glory and sing aloud from their beds, carrying high praises of God in their mouths and a two-edged sword in their hands to execute vengeance on nations and bind their kings and nobles with chains.

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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.

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