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Psalm 149:6–9

Let hthe high praises of God be in their throats

and itwo-edged swords in their hands,

to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishments on the peoples,

to bind their kings with jchains

and their nobles with fetters of iron,

to execute on them the judgment kwritten!

lThis is honor for all his godly ones.

uPraise the Lord!

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Psalm 149:6–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

May the praise of God be in their mouths

and a double-edged sword in their hands,

to inflict vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings with fetters,

their nobles with shackles of iron,

to carry out the sentence written against them—

this is the glory of all his faithful people.

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 149:6–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a twoedged sword in their hand;

To execute vengeance upon the heathen,

And punishments upon the people;

To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written:

This honour have all his saints.

Praise ye the Lord.

Psalm 149:6–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Let the praises of God be in their mouths,

and a sharp sword in their hands—

to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings with shackles

and their leaders with iron chains,

to execute the judgment written against them.

This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149:6–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand,

To execute vengeance on the nations,

And punishments on the peoples;

To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute on them the written judgment—

This honor have all His saints.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149:6–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Let them shout his praise

with their two-edged swords in their hands.

They will punish the nations

and defeat the people.

They will put those kings in chains

and those important men in iron bands.

They will punish them as God has written.

God is honored by all who worship him.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149:6–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand;

To execute vengeance upon the nations,

And punishments upon the peoples;

To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written:

This honor have all his saints.

Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalm 149:6–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Let the high praises of •God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand: To execute vengeance against the nations, and punishment among the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written. This honour have all his saints. Hallelujah!

Psalm 149:6–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Let the high praises of God be in their throats 

and two-edged swords in their hands 

to take vengeance on the nations, 

to punish the people of the world, 

to put their kings in chains 

and their leaders in iron shackles, 

to carry out the judgment that is written against them. 

This is an honor that belongs to all his godly ones. 

Hallelujah! 

Psalm 149:6–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths

and a double-edged sword in their hands,

inflicting vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

binding their kings with chains

and their dignitaries with iron shackles,

carrying out the judgment decreed against them.

This honor is for all His godly people.

Hallelujah!

Psalm 149:6–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Let the high praises of God be in their throats

and two-edged swords in their hands,

to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings with fetters

and their nobles with chains of iron,

to execute on them the judgment decreed.

This is glory for all his faithful ones.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149:6–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Let the extolling of God be in their throat,

and a double-edged sword in their hand,

to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings with chains

and their nobles with fetters of iron,

to execute on them the judgment that is decreed.

This will be honor for all his faithful ones;

Praise Yah.

Psalm 149:6–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

May they praise God with their mouths.

May they hold in their hands a sword that has two edges.

Let them pay the nations back.

Let them punish the people of the earth.

Let them put the kings of those nations in chains.

Let them put their nobles in iron chains.

Let them carry out God’s sentence against the nations.

That will bring glory to all of his faithful people.

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 149:6–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand,

To execute vengeance on the nations

And punishment on the peoples,

To bind their kings with chains

And their nobles with fetters of iron,

To execute on them the judgment written;

This is an honor for all His godly ones.

Praise the Lord!


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