Psalm 149

Praise for God’s Triumph

Hallelujah!
Sing to the Lord a new song,(A)
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.(B)
Let Israel celebrate its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.(C)
Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music to him with tambourine and lyre.(D)
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;(E)
he adorns the humble with salvation.(F)
Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory;
let them shout for joy on their beds.(G)

Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths[a]
and a double-edged sword in their hands,(H)
inflicting vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,(I)
binding their kings with chains
and their dignitaries with iron shackles,(J)
carrying out the judgment decreed against them.
This honor is for all his faithful people.(K)
Hallelujah!

Footnotes

  1. 149:6 Lit throat

149 Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

149 Praise Hashem. Shiru l’Adonoi shir chadash (Sing unto Hashem a new song), and His praise in the Kahal Chasidim.

Let Yisroel rejoice in Him that made him; let the Bnei Tziyon be glad in their Melech.

Let them praise Shmo in the dance; let them sing zemirot unto Him with the tambourine and kinnor.

For Hashem taketh pleasure in His people; He will crown the meek with Yeshuah (salvation).

Let the Chasidim be joyful in kavod; let them sing for joy upon their beds.

Let the high praises of G-d be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

To execute vengeance upon the Goyim, and punishments upon the people;

To bind their melachim with chains, and their nobles with shackles of barzel (iron);

To execute upon them the mishpat katuv (written judgment); this honor have all His Chasidim. Hallelu Hashem.