Psalm 149 - New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 149

1 Praise the Lord.[a](A)

Sing to the Lord a new song,(B)
his praise in the assembly(C) of his faithful people.

2 Let Israel rejoice(D) in their Maker;(E)
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.(F)
3 Let them praise his name with dancing(G)
and make music to him with timbrel and harp.(H)
4 For the Lord takes delight(I) in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.(J)
5 Let his faithful people rejoice(K) in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds.(L)

6 May the praise of God be in their mouths(M)
and a double-edged(N) sword in their hands,(O)
7 to inflict vengeance(P) on the nations
and punishment(Q) on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters,(R)
their nobles with shackles of iron,(S)
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—(T)
this is the glory of all his faithful people.(U)

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 149:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9

Cross references

  1. Psalm 149:1 : Ps 33:2; 103:1
  2. Psalm 149:1 : S Ps 28:7; S 96:1; Rev 5:9
  3. Psalm 149:1 : S Ps 1:5
  4. Psalm 149:2 : Isa 13:3; Jer 51:48
  5. Psalm 149:2 : S Job 10:3; Ps 95:6; Isa 44:2; 45:11; 54:5
  6. Psalm 149:2 : Ps 10:16; 47:6; Isa 32:1; Zec 9:9
  7. Psalm 149:3 : S Ex 15:20
  8. Psalm 149:3 : S Ps 57:8
  9. Psalm 149:4 : Ps 35:27; 147:11
  10. Psalm 149:4 : Ps 132:16
  11. Psalm 149:5 : S Ps 132:16
  12. Psalm 149:5 : Job 35:10; Ps 42:8
  13. Psalm 149:6 : Ps 66:17
  14. Psalm 149:6 : Heb 4:12; Rev 1:16
  15. Psalm 149:6 : Ne 4:17
  16. Psalm 149:7 : S Nu 31:3; S Dt 32:41
  17. Psalm 149:7 : Ps 81:15
  18. Psalm 149:8 : S 2Sa 3:34; S Isa 14:1-2
  19. Psalm 149:8 : 2Ch 33:11
  20. Psalm 149:9 : Dt 7:1; Eze 28:26
  21. Psalm 149:9 : S Ps 145:10