[A] 149:1 Praise the Lord!
[B] Sing to the Lord a new song,
His praise in the assembly of the godly!
[C] 2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
3 Let them praise His name with dancing,
making melody to Him with tambourine and lyre!
[D] 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He adorns the humble with salvation.
[E] 5 Let the godly exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
[D’] 6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishments on the peoples,
[C’] 8 to bind their kings with chains
and their nobles with fetters of iron,
[B’] 9 to execute on them the judgment written!
This is honor for all His godly ones.
[A’] Praise the Lord!