Psalm 149:9

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

Literal

…to execute against them the judgment written—it is an honor for all His holy ones. Praise YAH!

Latin

…ut faciant in eis judicium conscriptum: gloria hæc est omnibus sanctis ejus. Alleluja.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

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

Related verses

1 Corinthians 6:2–3
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
Psalm 148:14
He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
Psalm 137:8
O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
Isaiah 14:22–23
“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:42–43
I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”
Deuteronomy 7:1–2
When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—
Revelation 17:14–16
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Revelation 3:21
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
Ezekiel 28:26
And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”

Parallels

Psalm 98:1–9 Isaiah 42:10–17

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Music Persecution Psalms, Book of

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