Psalms 149

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

Hallelujah. Sing to the Lord a new song, sound his praise where the faithful are gathered.

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

Let Israel rejoice in its maker, sons of Zion exult 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, making music with lyre and with timbrel.

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

For the Lord delights in his people, adorning the humble with victory.

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

Let the faithful exult and extol him with glad ringing cries all night long.

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

High praises of God in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand:

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

on the heathen to execute vengeance, and chastisement sore on the nations,

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

binding 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 doom that is written. This is the glory of all his faithful. Hallelujah.