Psalms 149

Praise for God’s Triumph

¹Hallelujah!

Sing to the Lord a new song,

His praise in the assembly of the godly.

²Let Israel celebrate its Maker;

let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

³Let them praise His name with dancing

and make music to Him with tambourine and lyre.

⁴For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people;[#Ps 147:11; Rm 8:8; 1Co 1:21]

He adorns the humble with salvation.

⁵Let the godly celebrate in triumphal glory;

let them shout for joy on their beds.

⁶Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths[#Lit throat]

and a double-edged sword in their hands,

⁷inflicting vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

⁸binding their kings with chains

and their dignitaries with iron shackles,

⁹carrying out the judgment decreed against them.

This honor is for all His godly people.

Hallelujah!