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Psalm 149:5–9

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5Let the agodly ones exult in glory;

Let them bsing for joy on their beds.

6Let the ahigh praises of God be in their 1mouth,

And a btwo-edged csword in their hand,

7To aexecute vengeance on the nations

And punishment on the peoples,

8To bind their kings awith chains

And their bnobles with fetters of iron,

9To aexecute on them the judgment written;

This is an bhonor for all His godly ones.

1Praise 2the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit throat
  2. 1Or Hallelujah!
  3. 2Heb Yah

Cross references

  1. aPs 132:16
  2. bJob 35:10; Ps 42:8
  3. aPs 66:17
  4. bHeb 4:12
  5. cNeh 4:17
  6. aEzek 25:17; Mic 5:15
  7. aJob 36:8
  8. bNah 3:10
  9. aDeut 7:12; Ezek 28:26
  10. bPs 112:9; 148:14

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let the godly exult in glory;

let them sing for joy on their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their throats

and two-edged swords in their hands,

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 judgment written!

This is honor for all his godly ones.

Praise the Lord!

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor

and sing for joy on their beds.

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.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory;

let them shout for joy on their beds.

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 faithful people.

Hallelujah!

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.

Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.

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!

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let the faithful exult in glory;

let them sing for joy on their beds.

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.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Let the saints be joyful in glory:

Let them sing aloud upon their beds.

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.

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