Psalm 149  Good News Translation

Sing a new song to the Lord;
    praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
² Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;
    rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!
³ Praise his name with dancing;
    play drums and harps in praise of him.

⁴ The Lord takes pleasure in his people;
    he honors the humble with victory.
⁵ Let God's people rejoice in their triumph
    and sing joyfully all night long.
^6 (A)Let them shout aloud as they praise God,
    with their sharp swords in their hands
⁷     to defeat the nations
    and to punish the peoples;
⁸     to bind their kings in chains,
    their leaders in chains of iron;
⁹     to punish the nations as God has commanded.
This is the victory of God's people.

Praise the Lord!