149:1 Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.

149:4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.

149:5 Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.

149:6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,

149:7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

149:8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron,

149:9 to carry out the sentence written against them. This is the glory of all his saints. Praise the LORD.