Psalms 149:4
For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people; He adorneth the humble with salvation.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the 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 delight in my righteousness; yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be the LORD, who delighteth in the peace of His servant.'
Psalms 117:2For His mercy is great toward us; and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Hallelujah.
Psalms 147:11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
Song of Solomon 1:11We will make thee circlets of gold with studs of silver.
Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, 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 victory, as a bridegroom putteth on a priestly diadem, 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 in truth 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 →