THE LORD DELIGHTS IN HIS PEOPLE
Key verse: 149:6
NIV
Psalm 149
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
- Psalm 149:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
Cross references
- Psalm 149:1 : Ps 33:2; 103:1
- Psalm 149:1 : S Ps 28:7; S 96:1; Rev 5:9
- Psalm 149:1 : S Ps 1:5
- Psalm 149:2 : Isa 13:3; Jer 51:48
- Psalm 149:2 : S Job 10:3; Ps 95:6; Isa 44:2; 45:11; 54:5
- Psalm 149:2 : Ps 10:16; 47:6; Isa 32:1; Zec 9:9
- Psalm 149:3 : S Ex 15:20
- Psalm 149:3 : S Ps 57:8
- Psalm 149:4 : Ps 35:27; 147:11
- Psalm 149:4 : Ps 132:16
- Psalm 149:5 : S Ps 132:16
- Psalm 149:5 : Job 35:10; Ps 42:8
- Psalm 149:6 : Ps 66:17
- Psalm 149:6 : Heb 4:12; Rev 1:16
- Psalm 149:6 : Ne 4:17
- Psalm 149:7 : S Nu 31:3; S Dt 32:41
- Psalm 149:7 : Ps 81:15
- Psalm 149:8 : S 2Sa 3:34; S Isa 14:1-2
- Psalm 149:8 : 2Ch 33:11
- Psalm 149:9 : Dt 7:1; Eze 28:26
- Psalm 149:9 : S Ps 145:10
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ESV
Sing to the Lord a New Song
149 (A)Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord (B)a new song,
his praise in (C)the assembly of the godly!
2 Let Israel (D)be glad in (E)his Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their (F)King!
3 Let them praise his name with (G)dancing,
making melody to him with (H)tambourine and (I)lyre!
4 For the Lord (J)takes pleasure in his people;
he (K)adorns the humble with salvation.
5 Let the godly exult in glory;
let them (L)sing for joy on their (M)beds.
6 Let (N)the high praises of God be in their throats
and (O)two-edged swords in their hands,
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishments on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with (P)chains
and their nobles with fetters of iron,
9 to execute on them the judgment (Q)written!
(R)This is honor for all his godly ones.
(S)Praise the Lord!
Cross references
- Psalm 149:1 : [See Ps. 148:14 above]; See Ps. 135:1
- Psalm 149:1 : See Ps. 33:3
- Psalm 149:1 : Ps. 89:5, 7
- Psalm 149:2 : Ps. 85:6
- Psalm 149:2 : See Ps. 95:6; Job 35:10
- Psalm 149:2 : 1 Sam. 12:12; Zech. 9:9
- Psalm 149:3 : Ps. 150:4; [Ps. 30:11]
- Psalm 149:3 : Ps. 150:4; Ex. 15:20
- Psalm 149:3 : Ps. 150:3
- Psalm 149:4 : Ps. 35:27; 147:11
- Psalm 149:4 : [Isa. 61:3]
- Psalm 149:5 : See Job 35:10
- Psalm 149:5 : Ps. 4:4; 63:6; [Hos. 7:14]
- Psalm 149:6 : [Ps. 66:17]
- Psalm 149:6 : Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16; 2:12; [Prov. 5:4]
- Psalm 149:8 : [Job 36:8]
- Psalm 149:9 : Isa. 65:6; [Job 13:26]
- Psalm 149:9 : [Ps. 148:14]
- Psalm 149:9 : [See Ps. 148:14 above]; See Ps. 135:1
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First, he crowns the humble with salvation (1-5). The people of God should gather together to sing and dance and make music before the Lord. We are his children. Children are humble. They can dance before the Lord in simplicity and sincerity. King David once danced before the Lord. His wife despised him for this, but God was pleased. God wants his people to be joyful. When we come to him with humble hearts, full of love and trust, eager to accept his grace, he crowns us with salvation. Second, a double-edged sword (6-9). God has work for his people to do. It is not always pleasant work. He called Israel of the Old Testament to be his instrument to execute judgment on enemies of God. He calls the Israel of the New Testament to do battle with Satan with the double-edged sword of the Spirit--which is the word of God (Eph 6:17;Heb 4:12).
Prayer: Lord, help me to praise you with a new song and a fighting spirit. Give me a humble, joyful and obedient heart.
One Word: Let us rejoice in the Lord our Maker
