Psalm 149

Sing to the Lord a New Song

1  Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the godly!
2  Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
3  Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
4  For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with salvation.
5  Let the godly exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
6  Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7  to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishments on the peoples,
8  to bind their kings with chains
and their nobles with fetters of iron,
9  to execute on them the judgment written!
This is honor for all his godly ones.
Praise the Lord!

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!