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Psalm 149
Praise for God’s Triumph
1Hallelujah!
Sing to the Lord a new song,149:1 Ps 33:3
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.149:1 Ps 35:18; 89:5
2Let Israel celebrate its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.149:2 Ps 95:6; Zch 9:9
3Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music to him with tambourine and lyre.149:3 Ps 30:11; 81:2
4For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;149:4 Ps 147:11; Rm 8:8; 1Co 1:21
he adorns the humble with salvation.149:4 Ps 35:27; Is 61:3
5Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory;
let them shout for joy on their beds.149:5 Jb 35:10; Ps 132:16

6Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths149:6 Lit throat
and a double-edged sword in their hands,149:6 Ps 66:17; Heb 4:12
7inflicting vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,149:7 Ezk 25:16–17; Mc 5:15
8binding their kings with chains
and their dignitaries with iron shackles,149:8 Jb 36:8
9carrying out the judgment decreed against them.
This honor is for all his faithful people.149:9 Ps 148:14; Ezk 28:26
Hallelujah!