Psalms 149:4
For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.
American Standard 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 unto him with timbrel and harp.
5Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds.
Cross References
Psalms 35:27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psalms 117:2For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Jehovah [endureth] for ever. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 118
Psalms 147:11Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
Song of Solomon 1:11We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.
Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
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 →