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         <div class="label">149</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Psalm 149</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God&#8217;s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.149.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content"> Praise the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">!</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.149.1"><span class="content">Sing to the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> a new song!</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.149.1"><span class="content">Praise him in the assembly of the godly!</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.&#8221;</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.149.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content"> Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.149.2"><span class="content">Let the people</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;sons.&#8221;</span></span></span><span class="content"> of Zion delight in their king!</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">sn The Lord is the king here, as the parallelism in the previous line (&#8220;their creator&#8221;) indicates.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.149.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content"> Let them praise his name with dancing!</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.149.3"><span class="content">Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.149.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content"> For the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> takes delight in his people;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.149.4"><span class="content">he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.&#8221;</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.149.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content"> Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication!</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;in glory.&#8221; Here &#8220;glory&#8221; probably refers to the &#8220;honor&#8221; that belongs to the Lord&#8217;s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4).</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.149.5"><span class="content">Let them shout for joy upon their beds!</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn The significance of the reference to &#8220;beds&#8221; is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.149.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content"> May they praise God</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.149.6"><span class="content">while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;[May] praises of God [be] in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand.&#8221;</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.149.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content"> in order to take</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;to do.&#8221;</span></span></span><span class="content"> revenge on the nations,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.149.7"><span class="content">and punish foreigners.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.149.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content"> They bind</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;to bind.&#8221;</span></span></span><span class="content"> their kings in chains,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.149.8"><span class="content">and their nobles in iron shackles,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.149.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content"> and execute the judgment to which their enemies</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;they&#8221;; the referent (the enemies of the people of God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.</span></span></span><span class="content"> have been sentenced.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;to do against them judgment [that] is written.&#8221;</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.149.9"><span class="content">All his loyal followers will be vindicated.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">tn Heb &#8220;it is honor for all his godly ones.&#8221; The judgment of the oppressive kings will bring vindication and honor to God&#8217;s people (see vv. 4-5).</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.149.9"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">!</span></span></div>
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Praise the LORD!
Sing to the LORD a new song!
Praise him in the assembly of the godly!
Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!
Let the people of Zion delight in their king!
Let them praise his name with dancing!
Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!
For the LORD takes delight in his people;
he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.
Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication!
Let them shout for joy upon their beds!
May they praise God
while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,
in order to take revenge on the nations,
and punish foreigners.
They bind their kings in chains,
and their nobles in iron shackles,
and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced.
All his loyal followers will be vindicated.
Praise the LORD!

සවන් දෙන්න Psalms 149