Psalms 149:9
לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּהֶם ׀ מִשְׁפָּט כָּתוּב הָדָר הוּא לְכָל ־ חֲסִידָיו הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָֽהּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.
In Context
8לֶאְסֹר מַלְכֵיהֶם בְּזִקִּים וְנִכְבְּדֵיהֶם בְּכַבְלֵי בַרְזֶֽל ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:1כִּי יְבִֽיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל ־ הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר ־ אַתָּה בָא ־ שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ וְנָשַׁל גּֽוֹיִם ־ רַבִּים ׀ מִפָּנֶיךָ הַֽחִתִּי וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי שִׁבְעָה גוֹיִם רַבִּים וַעֲצוּמִים מִמֶּֽךָּ ׃
Deuteronomy 32:42אַשְׁכִּיר חִצַּי מִדָּם וְחַרְבִּי תֹּאכַל בָּשָׂר מִדַּם חָלָל וְשִׁבְיָה מֵרֹאשׁ פַּרְעוֹת אוֹיֵֽב ׃
Psalms 148:14וַיָּרֶם קֶרֶן ׀ לְעַמּוֹ תְּהִלָּה לְֽכָל ־ חֲסִידָיו לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַֽם ־ קְרֹבוֹ הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָֽהּ ׃
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 →