Psalms 149

1 Praise the Lord! Sing a new song to the Lord! Praise him wherever his faithful followers gather!

Let the Lord be praised. Make a new song to the Lord, let his praise be in the meeting of his saints.

2 Let Israel celebrate their Creator; let the people of Zion be happy in their King.

Let Israel have joy in his maker; let the children of Zion be glad in their King.

3 Praise his nature with dancing; sing praises to him, accompanied by tambourine and harp.

Let them give praise to his name in the dance: let them make melody to him with instruments of brass and corded instruments of music.

4 For the Lord enjoys his people; he honors the oppressed with salvation.

For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.

5 Let the faithful celebrate how he honors them; let them sing happily even from their beds.

Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.

6 May their praises of God always be on their lips, a double-edged sword in their hands,

Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands;

7 ready to take revenge on the nations, to punish the foreign peoples,

To give the nations the reward of their sins, and the peoples their punishment;

8 to imprison their kings in shackles and their leaders in iron chains,

To put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron;

9 to impose the judgment decreed against them. This is an honor for all his faithful followers. Praise the Lord!

To give them the punishment which is in the holy writings: this honour is given to all his saints. Praise be to the Lord.