Mazmur 149:1-5

Psalm 149 ¹ 

149:1 Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Praise him in the assembly of the godly! ² 

149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!

Let the people ³  of Zion delight in their king! ⁴ 

149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing!

Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;

he exalts the oppressed by delivering them. ⁵ 

149:5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! ⁶ 

Let them shout for joy upon their beds! ⁷ 

[149:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God’s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them.

[149:1]  ² tn Heb “his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.”

[149:2]  ³ tn Heb “sons.”

[149:2]  ⁴ sn The Lord is the king here, as the parallelism in the previous line (“their creator”) indicates.

[149:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.”

[149:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “in glory.” Here “glory” probably refers to the “honor” that belongs to the Lord’s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4).

[149:5]  ⁷ tn The significance of the reference to “beds” is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking.