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Psalms 149

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

1 Praise the Lord. Sing a new song to the Lord. Sing praise to him in the community of his faithful people.

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

2 Let Israel be filled with joy because God is their Maker. Let the people of Zion be glad because he is their King.

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

3 Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them make music to him with harps and tambourines.

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

4 The LORD takes delight in his people. He saves those who aren't proud. He makes them feel like kings.

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

5 Let his faithful people be filled with joy because of that honor. Let them sing with joy even when they are lying in bed.

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

6 May they praise God with their mouths. May they hold in their hands a sword that has two edges.

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

7 Let them pay the nations back. Let them punish the people of the earth.

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

8 Let them put the kings of those nations in chains. Let them put their nobles in iron chains.

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

9 Let them carry out God's sentence against the nations. That will bring glory to all of his faithful people. Praise the Lord.