Parallel Bible results for "Psalm 149"

Psalms 149

1 Praise the Lord! Sing a new song to the Lord; praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!

1 Praise the LORD.Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.

2 Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator; rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!

2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

3 Praise his name with dancing; play drums and harps in praise of him.

3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.

4 The Lord takes pleasure in his people; he honors the humble with victory.

4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

5 Let God's people rejoice in their triumph and sing joyfully all night long.

5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.

6 Let them shout aloud as they praise God, with their sharp swords in their hands

6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7 to defeat the nations and to punish the peoples;

7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

8 to bind their kings in chains, their leaders in chains of iron;

8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron,

9 to punish the nations as God has commanded. This is the victory of God's people. Praise the Lord!

9 to carry out the sentence written against them— this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the LORD.