Psalms 149:8
לֶאְסֹר מַלְכֵיהֶם בְּזִקִּים וְנִכְבְּדֵיהֶם בְּכַבְלֵי בַרְזֶֽל ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
In Context
7לַעֲשׂוֹת נְקָמָה בַּגּוֹיִם תּֽוֹכֵחֹת בַּל ־ אֻמִּֽים ׃
9לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּהֶם ׀ מִשְׁפָּט כָּתוּב הָדָר הוּא לְכָל ־ חֲסִידָיו הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָֽהּ ׃
Cross References
Joshua 10:23וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כֵן וַיֹּצִיאוּ אֵלָיו אֶת ־ חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה מִן ־ הַמְּעָרָה אֵת ׀ מֶלֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶת ־ מֶלֶךְ חֶבְרוֹן אֶת ־ מֶלֶךְ יַרְמוּת אֶת ־ מֶלֶךְ לָכִישׁ אֶת ־ מֶלֶךְ עֶגְלֽוֹן ׃
Judges 1:6וַיָּנָס אֲדֹנִי בֶזֶק וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרָיו וַיֹּאחֲזוּ אֹתוֹ וַֽיְקַצְּצוּ אֶת ־ בְּהֹנוֹת יָדָיו וְרַגְלָֽיו ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 149:7-9
Israel Admonished to Praise God. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord . The Israel of God are here represented triumphing over their enemies, which is both the matter of their praise (let them give to God the glory of those… Read the whole commentary →