‏ Psalms 149

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.”
2Let 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.
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. ▼
▼tn Heb “he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.”
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. ▼
▼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.
6May the praises of God be in their mouths
and a two-edged sword in their hands,
7in order to take ▼
▼tn Heb “to do.”
 revenge on the nations
and punish foreigners.
8The godly bind ▼
▼tn Heb “to bind.”
 their enemies’ kings in chains
and their nobles in iron shackles,
9and 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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