Psalm 149

¹Praise the Lord !

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

²Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!

Let the people of Zion delight in their king!

³Let them praise his name with dancing!

Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

⁴For the Lord takes delight in his people;

he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

⁵Let 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!

⁶May they praise God

while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,

⁷in order to take revenge on the nations,[#tn Heb “to do.”]

and punish foreigners.

⁸They bind their kings in chains,[#tn Heb “to bind.”]

and their nobles in iron shackles,

⁹and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced.[#tn Heb “they”; the referent (the enemies of the people of God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.; #tn Heb “to do against them judgment [that] is written.”]

All his loyal followers will be vindicated.

Praise the Lord !