Psalms 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Majority Standard Bible
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 with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
5Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
Cross References
Psalms 35:27May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
Psalms 117:2For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!
Psalms 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Song of Solomon 1:11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Jeremiah 32:41Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My 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 →