149 Hallelujah! Praise the Lord !
Sing a new song to worship the Lord .
When his own people meet together,
they should praise him.
2 People of Israel, be very happy,
because God made you.
People of Zion, be very happy,
because God is your king.
3 Yes, dance to praise the name of the Lord .
Take your harps and tambourines
and make music to praise him with your songs.
4 When the Lord 's people serve him,
it makes him happy.
He is happy to help humble people,
so that people respect them.
5 The people who belong to God should be very happy,
because he has made them great.
They should always sing with joy,
even when they lie on their beds at night.
6 They should shout aloud to praise God,
while they hold sharp swords in their hands.
7 That is how they must fight against other nations,
to punish them for their sins.
8 They must tie up the foreign kings with chains,
and put the rulers in prison.
9 They must do that to punish their enemies
in the way that is right.
That is how God will cause his people to become great.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord !
149 Praise the Lord !
Sing a new song [ a ] to the Lord !
Sing his praise in the assembly of his followers.
2 Let Israel be happy with their Maker.
Let the people of Zion rejoice with their King.
3 Let them praise him by dancing
and playing their tambourines and harps.
4 The Lord is happy with his people.
He did a wonderful thing for his humble people.
He saved them!
5 Let his followers rejoice in this victory!
Let them sing for joy, even in their beds!
6 Let the people shout praise to God.
And with a sharp sword in their hand,
7 let them take revenge on the other nations.
Let them go punish those people.
8 They will put their kings in chains
and their leaders in chains of iron.
9 They will punish those nations as God commanded.
This is an honor for all his followers.
Praise the Lord !
149 Praise ye the Lord . Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;
7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord .
149 [ a ] Praise [ b ] the Lord !
Sing a ( A ) new song to the Lord ,
And His praise ( B ) in the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Israel shall be joyful in ( C ) his Maker;
The sons of Zion shall rejoice in their ( D ) King.
3 They shall praise His name with ( E ) dancing;
They shall sing praises to Him with ( F ) tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord ( G ) takes pleasure in His people;
He will ( H ) glorify the lowly with salvation.
5 The ( I ) godly ones shall be jubilant in glory;
They shall ( J ) sing for joy on their beds.
6 The ( K ) high praises of God shall be in their [ c ] mouths,
And a ( L ) two-edged ( M ) sword in their hands,
7 To ( N ) execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishment on the peoples,
8 To bind their kings ( O ) with chains,
And their ( P ) dignitaries with shackles of iron,
9 To ( Q ) execute against them the judgment written.
This is an ( R ) honor for all His godly ones.
[ d ] Praise [ e ] the Lord !
2 Let Israel rejoice ( D ) in their Maker; ( E )
let the people of Zion be glad in their King. ( F )
3 Let them praise his name with dancing ( G )
and make music to him with timbrel and harp. ( H )
4 For the Lord takes delight ( I ) in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory. ( J )
5 Let his faithful people rejoice ( K ) in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds. ( L )
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths ( M )
and a double-edged ( N ) sword in their hands, ( O )
7 to inflict vengeance ( P ) on the nations
and punishment ( Q ) on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters, ( R )
their nobles with shackles of iron, ( S )
9 to carry out the sentence written against them— ( T )
this is the glory of all his faithful people. ( U )
Praise the Lord .
