Psalm 149:7

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

Literal

…to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments against the peoples,

Latin

…ad faciendam vindictam in nationibus, increpationes in populis;

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Psalms 149:6–9

vengeance: The Lord is the one who brings justice against wrongdoing (see Psalms 2:3; 94:1; 102:20; 142:7; 146:7).

Psalms 149:1–9

This psalm of praise celebrates the Lord's victory. God is the Maker of Israel (Psalm 149:1–2) and the victorious King who shares his glory with his faithful followers (149:3–9).

Psalms 146:1–150:6

The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).

Theme notes and profiles

Celebration Retribution

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1 Samuel 15:18–23
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Psalm 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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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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