Psalm 149

¹Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song; *sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful.

²Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; *let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

³Let them praise his Name in the dance; *let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.

⁴For the Lord takes pleasure in his people *and adorns the poor with victory.

⁵Let the faithful rejoice in triumph; *let them be joyful on their beds.

⁶Let the praises of God be in their throat *and a two-edged sword in their hand;

⁷To wreak vengeance on the nations *and punishment on the peoples;

⁸To bind their kings in chains *and their nobles with links of iron;

⁹To inflict on them the judgment decreed; *this is glory for all his faithful people. Hallelujah!