Psalm 149  New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹ Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise in the assembly of the faithful.^(A)
2 Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.^(B)
3 Let them praise his name with dancing,
    making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.^(C)
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
    he adorns the humble with victory.^(D)
5 Let the faithful exult in glory;
    let them sing for joy on their couches.^(E)
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
    and two-edged swords in their hands,^(F)
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
    and punishment on the peoples,
⁸ to bind their kings with fetters
    and their nobles with chains of iron,
⁹ to execute on them the judgment decreed.
    This is glory for all his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord!^(G)