Psalms 149

A New Song and Sacred Mission

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Overview

Israel is called to sing a new song of joy to their Creator, whose delight in his people is the very ground of their praise, while the saints are further summoned to an active mission of binding evil through liturgical worship and the double-edged sword of God's word, participating in his righteous judgment over the nations.

Passages

1–4A New Song of Praise to the Creator 5–9The Saints Armed with Praise and Divine Judgment

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Psalms 149

¹Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

²Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

³Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!

⁴For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

⁵Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

⁶May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand,

⁷to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples;

⁸to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

⁹to execute on them the written judgment. All his saints have this honor. Praise Yah!

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