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Psalms 149:7

5 Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

6 May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

9 to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
KJV
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
WEB
to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples;
ASV
To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the peoples;
DARBY
To execute vengeance against the nations, [and] punishment among the peoples;
BLB
to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments against the peoples,
ÅB
for å fullbyrde hevn over hedningene, straff over folkene,
OTB
For å bringe rettferdighet til nasjonene,
Og korreksjon til folkene,
B1930
for å fullbyrde hevn over hedningene, straff over folkene,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Zechariah 14:17–19

    And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:2–3

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.

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  • Revelation 19:11–21

    Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:18–23

    and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’

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  • Numbers 31:2–3

    “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

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  • Judges 5:23

    ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’

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  • Psalms 137:8–9

    O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

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  • Zechariah 9:13–16

    For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

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