‏ 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.”
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 the praises of God be in their mouths
and a two-edged sword in their hands,
7 in order to take ▼
▼tn Heb “to do.”
 revenge on the nations
and punish foreigners.
8 The godly bind ▼
▼tn Heb “to bind.”
 their enemies’ 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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