Psalm 149

Psalm 149

¹Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song.

Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.

²O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.

O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.

³Praise his name with dancing,

accompanied by tambourine and harp.

⁴For the Lord delights in his people;

he crowns the humble with victory.

⁵Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.

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

⁶Let the praises of God be in their mouths,

and a sharp sword in their hands—

⁷to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

⁸to bind their kings with shackles

and their leaders with iron chains,

⁹to execute the judgment written against them.

This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

Praise the Lord!