Psalms 149:2
1 Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
- KJV
- Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
- WEB
- Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
- ASV
- Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
- DARBY
- Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.
- BLB
- Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King!
- ÅB
- Israel glede seg i sin skaper, Sions barn fryde seg i sin konge!
- OTB
- Israel skal glede seg i sin Skaper;
Sions barn skal juble i sin Konge. - B1930
- Israel glede sig i sin skaper, Sions barn fryde sig i sin konge!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 100:1–3
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 95:6
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
Read in contextIsaiah 54:5
For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Read in contextJoel 2:23
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:6–7
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 135:3–4
Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
Read in contextZechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
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