Psalms 149 (YLT)

Chapter Text

149:1 Praise ye Jah! Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints.

149:2 Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

149:3 They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

149:4 For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.

149:5 Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.

149:6 The exaltation of God <FI>is<Fi> in their throat, And a two-edged sword in their hand.

149:7 To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.

149:8 To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,

149:9 To do among them the judgment written, An honour it <FI>is<Fi> for all his saints. Praise ye Jah!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "praise", "sing", "jehovah", "song", "assembly", "saints", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "praise" and "sing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "praise" and "sing" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "praise" and "sing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.