Salmenes 149

1 Halleluja! Syng Herren en ny sang, hans pris i de frommes forsamling!

Praise Yahweh! Sing a new song to Yahweh, praise him whenever [his] faithful [people] gather together!

2 Israel glede sig i sin skaper, Sions barn fryde sig i sin konge!

[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 De skal love hans navn med dans, lovsynge ham til pauke og citar.

Praise Yahweh by dancing, by beating/playing tambourines, and by playing harps to praise him!

4 For Herren har behag i sitt folk, han pryder de saktmodige med frelse.

Yahweh is pleased with his people; he honors humble [people] by helping them to defeat [their enemies].

5 De fromme skal fryde sig i herlighet, de skal juble på sitt leie.

God’s people should rejoice because they have won battles and they should sing joyfully all during the night!

6 Lovsang for Gud er i deres munn og et tveegget sverd i deres hånd,

They [MTY] should shout loudly to praise God; but [they should also hold] sharp swords in their hands,

7 for å fullbyrde hevn over hedningene, straff over folkene,

[ready to use them] to defeat the [soldiers of] nations [that do not worship God], and to punish the people [of those nations],

8 for å binde deres konger med lenker og deres fornemme menn med jernbånd,

and to fasten the arms and legs of their kings and other leaders with iron chains,

9 for å fullbyrde foreskreven straffedom over dem. Dette er en ære for alle hans fromme. Halleluja!

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!