The (A)godly ones shall be jubilant in glory;
They shall (B)sing for joy on their beds.
The (C)high praises of God shall be in their [a]mouths,
And a (D)two-edged (E)sword in their hands,
To (F)execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishment on the peoples,
To bind their kings (G)with chains,
And their (H)dignitaries with shackles of iron,
To (I)execute against them the judgment written.
This is an (J)honor for all His godly ones.
[b]Praise [c]the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 149:6 Lit throat
  2. Psalm 149:9 Or Hallelujah!
  3. Psalm 149:9 Heb Yah

Let his faithful people rejoice(A) in this honor
    and sing for joy on their beds.(B)

May the praise of God be in their mouths(C)
    and a double-edged(D) sword in their hands,(E)
to inflict vengeance(F) on the nations
    and punishment(G) on the peoples,
to bind their kings with fetters,(H)
    their nobles with shackles of iron,(I)
to carry out the sentence written against them—(J)
    this is the glory of all his faithful people.(K)

Praise the Lord.

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12 For the (A)nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,
And the nations will be utterly ruined.
13 The (B)glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The (C)juniper, the elm tree and the [a]cedar together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make the (D)place of My feet glorious.
14 The (E)sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,
And all those who despised you will bow down at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the (F)city of the Lord,
The (G)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

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  1. Isaiah 60:13 Or cypress

12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(A) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(B)

13 “The glory of Lebanon(C) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(D)
to adorn my sanctuary;(E)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(F)
14 The children of your oppressors(G) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(H) at your feet
and will call you the City(I) of the Lord,
    Zion(J) of the Holy One(K) of Israel.

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14 And to Him was given (A)dominion,
Honor, and [a](B)a kingdom,
(C)So that all the peoples, nations, and populations of all [b]languages
Might serve Him.
(D)His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
(E)And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.

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  1. Daniel 7:14 Or sovereignty
  2. Daniel 7:14 Lit tongues

14 He was given authority,(A) glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him.(B) His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom(C) is one that will never be destroyed.(D)

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26 (A)The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds (B)until the end, (C)I will give him authority over the [a]nations; 27 and he shall [b](D)rule them with a rod of iron, (E)as the vessels of the potter are shattered, as I also have received authority from My Father;

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  1. Revelation 2:26 Or Gentiles
  2. Revelation 2:27 Lit shepherd

26 To the one who is victorious(A) and does my will to the end,(B) I will give authority over the nations(C) 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(D) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[a](E)—just as I have received authority from my Father.

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  1. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9

Then I saw (A)thrones, and (B)they sat on them, and (C)judgment was given to them. And I saw (D)the souls of those who had been beheaded because of [a]their (E)testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not (F)worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the (G)mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they (H)came to life and (I)reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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  1. Revelation 20:4 Lit the

I saw thrones(A) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.(B) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded(C) because of their testimony about Jesus(D) and because of the word of God.(E) They[a] had not worshiped the beast(F) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.(G) They came to life and reigned(H) with Christ a thousand years.

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  1. Revelation 20:4 Or God; I also saw those who

And (A)there will no longer be any night; and they [a]will not have need (B)of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will (C)reign forever and ever.

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  1. Revelation 22:5 Lit do not have

There will be no more night.(A) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(B) And they will reign for ever and ever.(C)

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