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Psalm 149
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 149
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 149[a]
Glorification of God, Lord and Creator
1 [b]Alleluia.
Sing to the Lord a new song,[c]
his praise in the assembly of the saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 Let them praise his name[d] with dancing
and make music to him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people,
and he crowns the humble with salvation.[e]
5 Let the saints exult in their glory
and sing for joy on their beds.[f]
6 [g]May the praises of God be on their lips
and a double-edged sword in their hands[h]
7 to wreak vengeance[i] on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to shackle their kings with chains
and their nobles with iron fetters,
9 to execute the judgments decreed against them:
such is the glory for all his saints.[j]
Alleluia.
Footnotes
- Psalm 149:1 The spiritual elite of God’s people rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, weapons at the ready (see Neh 4:11); they put up an unyielding resistance to the persecution of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (see 1 Mac; 2 Mac). They were conscious of defending the rights of God and the right to worship him. This was their glory: Israel was the sword of God against the advance of blasphemous and wicked forces (see Zec 9:13-16). But the images of war foretell victories, those of God’s elect over the forces of evil at the time of the Messiah. The seer of the Book of Revelation will also describe great battles in heaven (see Rev 11:14).
We can pray this psalm for the Church, the new People of God, enduring in this world an ever-difficult existence, an ever-renascent war. She scores blows and gains victories against her spiritual enemies, but never decisive ones. Happily, it is Christ who leads her and animates her in battle in order to ensure victory for her and renew her fervor (see Mt 16:18; 28:20). - Psalm 149:1 The psalmist calls on the people to sing a new song in view of the restoration and the eschatological expectation of the Lord’s complete victory over evil (see Isa 61:2ff; Rev 14:3). The object of praise is the Maker and King of his people, and the devout among them are the beneficiaries of his mighty acts.
- Psalm 149:1 New song: see note on Ps 33:3. Saints: see notes on Pss 4:3; 34:10.
- Psalm 149:3 Name: see note on Ps 5:12. Dancing: which formed part of the liturgy (see Pss 87:7; 150:4; Ex 15:20; 2 Sam 6:14; Jer 31:4).
- Psalm 149:4 See Ps 73:1; 1 Sam 2:8; Isa 49:13; 61:9; 62:4f.
- Psalm 149:5 Beds: the beds, which had before been soaked with tears, share in the Lord’s deliverance (see Pss 4:5; 6:7; 63:7; Hos 7:14). Some take “beds” as “couches” used in worship or at banquets.
- Psalm 149:6 The psalmist envisages the eschatological future (see Isa 61:2ff) and presents God’s people as the instruments of the divine vindication (see Zec 9:13-16). The Lord will grant victory to his people, as he did to Nehemiah and his men (see Neh 4:10-12), which will be their glory.
- Psalm 149:6 The godly will become the sword of the Lord (see Jdg 3:16; Prov 5:4; Zec 9:13). Some interpret this verse as saying that the praise of God is a fearsome but peaceful weapon in the hands of the godly (see 2 Chr 20:17ff).
- Psalm 149:7 Vengeance: see notes on Pss 5:11; 35. The new People of God depends on the “sword of the Spirit” to combat the powers of evil (see 2 Cor 6:7; 10:4; Eph 6:12, 17; Heb 4:12) and will obtain complete victory only at the Last Judgment (see 1 Cor 6:2f).
- Psalm 149:9 Allusion to the prophecies against the nations, announcing their final defeat by Israel (see Ps 139:16 and note; Ezek 25:14; 39:10; Joel 4:2; Mic 4:13; Zec 10:5; 12:6; 14:3, 12ff).
Psalm 149
New International Version
Psalm 149
New International Version
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
Psalm 149
1599 Geneva Bible
Psalm 149
1599 Geneva Bible
149 1 An exhortation to the Church to praise the Lord for his victory and conquest, that he giveth his Saints against all man’s power.
Praise ye the Lord.
1 Sing ye unto the Lord [a]a new song: let his praise be heard in the Congregation of Saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that [b]made him, and let the children of Zion rejoice in their [c]King.
3 Let them praise his Name with the flute: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: he will make the meek glorious by deliverance.
5 Let the Saints be joyful with glory: let them sing loud upon their [d]beds.
6 Let the high Acts of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hands,
7 [e]To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and corrections among the people:
8 To bind [f]their kings in chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron,
9 That they may execute upon them the judgment that is [g]written: this honor shall be to all his Saints. Praise ye the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 149:1 For his rare and manifold benefits bestowed on his Church.
- Psalm 149:2 In that they were preferred before all other nations, it was as a new creation, and therefore, Ps. 95:7, they were called the sheep of God’s hands.
- Psalm 149:2 For God as he is the creator of the soul and body, so wills he that both … serve him and that his people be continually subject to him, as to their most lawful king.
- Psalm 149:5 He alludeth to that continual rest and quietness which they should have if they would suffer God to rule them.
- Psalm 149:7 This is chiefly accomplished in the kingdom of Christ when God’s people for just causes execute God’s judgments against his enemies: and it giveth no liberty to any to revenge their private injuries.
- Psalm 149:8 Not only the people, but the kings that were their enemies should be destroyed.
- Psalm 149:9 Hereby God bindeth the hands and minds of all his to enterprise no farther than he appointeth.
Salmos 149
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Salmos 149
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
149 ¡Aleluya! ¡Alabado sea el Señor!
Cantad al Señor un cántico nuevo,
alabadlo en la comunidad de los fieles.
2 Que se alegre Israel por su creador;
que se regocijen los hijos de Sión por su rey.
3 Que alaben su nombre con danzas;
que le canten salmos al son de la lira y el pandero.
4 Porque el Señor se complace en su pueblo;
a los humildes concede el honor de la victoria.
5 Que se alegren los fieles por su triunfo;[a]
que aun en sus camas griten de júbilo.
6 Que broten de su garganta alabanzas a Dios,
y haya en sus manos una espada de dos filos
7 para que tomen venganza de las naciones
y castiguen a los pueblos;
8 para que sujeten a sus reyes con cadenas,
a sus nobles con grilletes de hierro;
9 para que se cumpla en ellos la sentencia escrita.
¡Esta será la gloria de todos sus fieles!
¡Aleluya! ¡Alabado sea el Señor!
Footnotes
- 149:5 por su triunfo. Lit. en gloria.
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