Psalm 149 – Praise With Dance and a Two-Edged Sword
Israel is called to joyful worship and to carry out God's judgment among the nations.
Psalm 149 calls Israel to sing a new song and rejoice in their King with dancing and timbrel, following the creation-wide praise of Psalms 148.
Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, His praise in the assembly of the saints.
Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!
For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.
May the high praises of God be in their mouths, And a two-edged sword in their hand;
To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;
To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
To execute on them the written judgment. All his saints have this honor. Praise Yah!