Psalms 149:2
Let Israel have joy in his maker; let the children of Zion be glad in their King.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a holy people to the Lord your God: marked out by the Lord your God to be his special people out of all the nations on the face of the earth.
1 Samuel 12:22For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.
Psalms 47:6\47:5\God has gone up with a glad cry, the Lord with the sound of the horn.
Psalms 100:1A Psalm of Praise. Make a glad sound to the Lord, all the earth.
Isaiah 43:15I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Maker of Israel, your King.
Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband; the Lord of armies is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is he who takes up your cause; he will be named the God of all the earth.
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 →