Psalms 149

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

Praise ye the LORD! Sing unto the LORD a new song; His praise in the assembly of the godly!

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

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him; Let the sons 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 praise him with the timbrel and harp!

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

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people; He will beautify the distressed with salvation.

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

Let the godly-rejoice in their glory; Let them shout for joy upon their beds!

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

Let the praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,

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

To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishment upon 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 upon them the sentence which is written: This honor have all his godly ones. Praise ye the LORD!