Salmenes 149

1 Halleluja! Syng Herren en ny sang, hans pris i de frommes forsamling!2 Israel glede sig i sin skaper, Sions barn fryde sig i sin konge!3 De skal love hans navn med dans, lovsynge ham til pauke og citar.4 For Herren har behag i sitt folk, han pryder de saktmodige med frelse.

5 De fromme skal fryde sig i herlighet, de skal juble på sitt leie.

6 Lovsang for Gud er i deres munn og et tveegget sverd i deres hånd,7 for å fullbyrde hevn over hedningene, straff over folkene,8 for å binde deres konger med lenker og deres fornemme menn med jernbånd,

9 for å fullbyrde foreskreven straffedom over dem. Dette er en ære for alle hans fromme. Halleluja!

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!