< Psalms 149 >
1 Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints.
Praise Yahweh! Sing a new song to Yahweh, praise him whenever [his] faithful [people] gather together!
2 Let Israel rejoice in him who made them, and let the sons of Zion exult in their king.
[You] Israeli people, be glad because of [what God], who created you, [has done for you]! You people of Jerusalem, rejoice because of [what God] your king [has done for you]!
3 Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.
Praise Yahweh by dancing, by beating/playing tambourines, and by playing harps to praise him!
4 For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.
Yahweh is pleased with his people; he honors humble [people] by helping them to defeat [their enemies].
5 The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches.
God’s people should rejoice because they have won battles and they should sing joyfully all during the night!
6 The exultations of God will be in their throat, and two-edged swords will be in their hands:
They [MTY] should shout loudly to praise God; but [they should also hold] sharp swords in their hands,
7 to obtain vindication among the nations, chastisements among the peoples,
[ready to use them] to defeat the [soldiers of] nations [that do not worship God], and to punish the people [of those nations],
8 to bind their kings with shackles and their nobles with manacles of iron,
and to fasten the arms and legs of their kings and other leaders with iron chains,
9 to obtain judgment over them, as it has been written. This is glory for all his saints. Alleluia.
to judge [and punish] the people of those nations, like [God] wrote/declared [should be done]. It is (a privilege/an honor) for God’s faithful people to do that! Praise Yahweh!