Psalm 149

1  PRAISE THE Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, praise Him in the assembly of His saints!2  Let Israel rejoice in Him, their Maker; let Zion’s children triumph and be joyful in their King! 3  Let them praise His name in chorus and choir and with the [single or group] dance; let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre!4  For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation and adorn the wretched with victory.5  Let the saints be joyful in the glory and beauty [which God confers upon them]; let them sing for joy upon their beds.6  Let the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands, 7  To wreak vengeance upon the nations and chastisement upon the peoples,8  To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron,9  To execute upon them the judgment written. He [the Lord] is the honor of all His saints. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Psalm 149

1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!
Let the people of Zion delight in their king!

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.

5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication!
Let them shout for joy upon their beds!

6 May they praise God
while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,

7 in order to take revenge on the nations,
and punish foreigners.

8 They bind their kings in chains,
and their nobles in iron shackles,

9 and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced.
All his loyal followers will be vindicated.
Praise the Lord!