149:1 ①Praise ②the LORD!
Sing a new song to the LORD,
And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
▷ ①Or Hallelujah! ②Heb YAH
149:2 Israel shall be joyful in his Maker;
The sons of Zion shall rejoice in their King.
149:3 They shall praise His name with dancing;
They shall sing praises to Him with tambourine and lyre.
149:4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people;
He will glorify the lowly with salvation.
149:5 The godly ones shall be jubilant in glory;
They shall sing for joy on their beds.
149:6 The high praises of God shall be in their ①mouths,
And a two-edged sword in their hands,
▷ ①Lit throat
149:7 To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishment on the peoples,
149:8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their dignitaries with shackles of iron,
149:9 To execute against them the judgment written.
This is an honor for all His godly ones.
①Praise ②the LORD!
▷ ①Or Hallelujah! ②Heb YAH