Psalms 149:4
For LORD takes pleasure in his people. He will beautify the meek with salvation.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
In Context
3Let them praise his name in the dance. Let them sing praises to him with timbrel and harp.
5Let the sanctified exult in glory. Let them sing for joy upon their beds,
Cross References
Psalms 35:27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yea, let them say continually, LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psalms 117:2For his loving kindness is great toward us, and the truth of LORD [is] forever. Praise ye LORD.
Psalms 147:11LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
Song of Solomon 1:11We will make thee plaits of gold with studs of silver.
Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in LORD. My soul shall be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride
Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good. And I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 149:2-6
Saints Admonished to Praise God. 1 Praise ye the Lord . Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. We have here, I. The calls given… Read the whole commentary →