Psalms 149

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

Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful ones.

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

Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the people of Zion be joyful in their King.

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

Let them praise his name in the dance. Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp.

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

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

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

Let the faithful ones rejoice in glory. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

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

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

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

To execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples;

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

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

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

to execute on them the written judgment. All his faithful ones have this honor. Praise the LORD.