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Psalms 149
1Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.
2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
5Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
8to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
9to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!
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Beds: Saints Meditate and Praise God While On Psalm 149:5
Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
Chains used to Confine Prisoners Psalm 149:8
to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
Church: Congregation of Saints Psalm 149:1
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.
Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
Dance Psalm 149:3
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
Dancing: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 149:3
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
God: Creator of Man Psalm 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
God: Grace of Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
God: Saviour Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Harp used in Worship Psalm 149:3
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
Having Fun Psalm 149:3
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
Iron: First Recorded Use of Fetters Psalm 149:8
to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
Iron: Made Into: Fetters Psalm 149:8
to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
Joy of Saints Is in God Psalm 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
Joy: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 149:2, 5
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. / Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
Meekness: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Meekness: Those Who are Gifted with are Beautified with Salvation Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Military Arms: Offensive: Two-Edged Sword Psalm 149:6
May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
Music in Worship Psalm 149:3
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 149:1–3, 6
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly. / Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. / Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
Praise is Obligatory Upon: Saints Psalm 149:5
Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
Praise: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 149:1–9
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly. / Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. / Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
Psalms: Thanksgiving Psalm 149:1
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.
Salvation: Illustrated by Clothing Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
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Psalms 149:1-9 This Psalm sustains a close connection with the foregoing.
The chosen people are exhorted to praise God, in view of past favors, and also future victories over enemies, of which they are impliedly assured.
Psalms 149:1 Verse 1
(Compare Ps 96:1).
Psalms 149:2 Verse 2
God had signalized His relation as a sovereign, in restoring them to their land.
Psalms 149:3 Verse 3
in the dance--(Ps 30:11). The dance is connected with other terms, expressive of the great joy of the occasion. The word may be rendered "lute," to which the other instruments are joined. sing praises--or, sing and play.
Psalms 149:4 Verse 4
taketh pleasure--literally, "accepts," alluding to acceptance of propitiatory offerings (compare Ps 147:11). beautify, &c.--adorn the humble with faith, hope, joy, and peace.
Psalms 149:5 Verse 5
in glory--the honorable condition to which they are raised. upon their beds--once a place of mourning (Ps 6:6).
Psalms 149:6 Verse 6
high praises--or, "deeds." They shall go forth as religious warriors, as once religious laborers (Ne 4:17).
Psalms 149:7 Verse 7
The destruction of the incorrigibly wicked attends the propagation of God's truth, so that the military successes of the Jews, after the captivity, typified the triumphs of the Gospel.
Psalms 149:9 Verse 9
the judgment written--either in God's decrees, or perhaps as in De 32:41-43. this honour--that is, to be thus employed, will be an honorable service, to be assigned his saints--or, godly ones (Ps 16:3). PSALM 150
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
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Psalms 149:1-5 Verses 1-5
New mercies continually demand new songs of praise, upon earth and in heaven. And the children of Zion have not only to bless the God who made them, but to rejoice in him, as having created them in Christ Jesus unto good works, and formed them saints as well as men. The Lord takes pleasure in his people; they should rejoice in Him. When the Lord has made sinners feel their wants and unworthiness, he will adorn them with the graces of his Spirit, and cause them to bear his image, and rejoice in his happiness for ever. Let his saints employ their waking hours upon their beds in songs of praise. Let them rejoice, even upon the bed of death, assured that they are going to eternal rest and glory.
Psalms 149:6-9 Verses 6-9
Some of God's servants of old were appointed to execute vengeance according to his word. They did not do it from personal revenge or earthly politics, but in obedience to God's command. And the honour intended for all the saints of God, consists in their triumphs over the enemies of their salvation. Christ never intended his gospel should be spread by fire and sword, or his righteousness by the wrath of man. But let the high praises of God be in our mouths, while we wield the sword of the word of God, with the shield of faith, in warfare with the world, the flesh, and the devil. The saints shall be more than conquerors over the enemies of their souls, through the blood of the Lamb and the word of his testimony. The completing of this will be in the judgement of the great day. Then shall the judgement be executed. Behold Jesus, and his gospel church, chiefly in her millennial state. He and his people rejoice in each other; by their prayers and efforts they work with him, while he goes forth in the chariots of salvation, conquering sinners by grace, or in chariots of vengeance, to destroy his enemies.