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Psalm 149:1-6

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Sing to the Lord a New Song

1 1Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord 2a new song, his praise in 3the assembly of the godly!
2 Let Israel 4be glad in 5his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their 6King!
3 Let them praise his name with 7dancing, making melody to him with 8tambourine and 9lyre!
4 For the Lord 10takes pleasure in his people; he 11adorns the humble with salvation.
5 Let the godly exult in glory; let them 12sing for joy on their 13beds.
6 Let 14the high praises of God be in their throats and 15two-edged swords in their hands,
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Psalm 149:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 149

This psalm is thought by Calvin and others to have been written for the sake of the Jews that returned from the Babylonish captivity; and is a prediction of great and famous things done in the times of the Maccabees to Heathens and their princes, so Theodoret; the Syriac version entitles it,

``concerning the new temple;''

that is, the second temple, built by Zerubbabel, and the things done under that; but it rather seems to have been written by David in the beginning of his reign, when he obtained victories over the Philistines, Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, and Syrians; and refers to the times of the Messiah, as Kimchi, R. Obadiah Gaon, and others think; not of the Jews' vainly expected Messiah, but of the true Messiah, who is come, and will come again, spiritually and personally; and there are many things in it applicable both to the first and latter part of his days.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 15

  • 1. 149:1 [See Ps. 148:14 above]
  • 2. 149:1 See Ps. 33:3
  • 3. 149:1 Ps. 89:5, 7
  • 4. 149:2 Ps. 85:6
  • 5. 149:2 See Ps. 95:6; Job 35:10
  • 6. 149:2 1 Sam. 12:12; Zech. 9:9
  • 7. 149:3 Ps. 150:4; [Ps. 30:11]
  • 8. 149:3 Ps. 150:4; Ex. 15:20
  • 9. 149:3 Ps. 150:3
  • 10. 149:4 Ps. 35:27; 147:11
  • 11. 149:4 [Isa. 61:3]
  • 12. 149:5 See Job 35:10
  • 13. 149:5 Ps. 4:4; 63:6; [Hos. 7:14]
  • 14. 149:6 [Ps. 66:17]
  • 15. 149:6 Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16; 2:12; [Prov. 5:4]
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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