Psalm 149


1 Praise the Lord.


Sing to the Lord a new song,

    his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.

2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;

    let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

3 Let them praise his name with dancing

    and make music to him with timbrel and harp.

4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;

    he crowns the humble with victory.

5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor

    and sing for joy on their beds.

6 May the praise of God be in their mouths

    and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7 to inflict vengeance on the nations

    and punishment on the peoples,

8 to bind their kings with fetters,

    their nobles with shackles of iron,

9 to carry out the sentence written against them—

    this is the glory of all his faithful people.