Psalm 149

Psalm 149
As I got ready to look at this psalm tonight, I pulled a little book off the shelf entitled With the Word, A Devotional Commentary, by Warren Wiersbe. As usual, Wiersbe gets right to the heart of the passage, and what he says here he says so well that I can't think of it any other way!

"God's people should be a singing people. They should sing in the sanctuary (vv. 1-4) because God is their Savior (v. 1), their Maker, and their King (v. 2)....
     You should sing at home (v. 5), even when in bed! Sing when you wake up in the morning, when you take a nap, when you go to bed at night. If it is a bed of illness, sing to the Lord even more.
     Sing to the Lord on the battlefield (vv. 6-9). God's Word is your sword (Eph. 6:17; Heb 4:12), and it should be on your lips as well as in your hand. Praise is a wonderful weapon for defeating the enemy."  (pp. 409-410)

Here is the Psalm in the New Living Translation.

Psalm 149

1 Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song.
    Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.

2 O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.
    O people of Jerusalem,[a] exult in your King.
3 Praise his name with dancing,
    accompanied by tambourine and harp.
4 For the Lord delights in his people;
    he crowns the humble with victory.
5 Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.
    Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.

6 Let the praises of God be in their mouths,
    and a sharp sword in their hands—
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
    and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with shackles
    and their leaders with iron chains,
9 to execute the judgment written against them.
    This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

Praise the Lord!