Psalms 149:8
6 May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
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!
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 bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
- KJV
- To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
- WEB
- to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
- ASV
- To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
- DARBY
- To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
- BLB
- to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with shackles of iron,
- ÅB
- for å binde deres konger med lenker og deres fornemme menn med jernbånd,
- OTB
- For å binde deres herskere med lenker,
Og deres adel med jernbånd, - B1930
- for å binde deres konger med lenker og deres fornemme menn med jernbånd,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 12:7
And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
Read in contextJoshua 10:23–24
So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
Read in contextJudges 1:6–7
As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Read in contextJob 36:8
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
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