Psalms 149:7

Psalms 149:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
• New International Version (NIV)to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
• English Standard Version (ESV)to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples,
• New King James Version (NKJV)To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;

Context of Psalms 149:7

5Let the godly exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds. 6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand: To execute vengeance against the nations, [and] punishment among the peoples; 8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9To execute upon them the judgment written. This honour have all his saints. Hallelujah!

Psalms 149:7 word by word

לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת נְ֭קָמָה בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹכֵחֹ֗ת בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

• vengeanceנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• peoplesלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816

Cross-references for Psalms 149:7

• Psalms 137:8Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.
• Numbers 31:2Avenge the children of Israel upon the Midianites; afterwards shalt thou be gathered unto thy peoples.
• Judges 5:23Curse Meroz, saith the Angel of Jehovah; Curse, curse the inhabitants thereof; For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty.
• 1 Samuel 15:2Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I have considered what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
• Zechariah 9:13For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will raise up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and make thee like the sword of a mighty man.
• Zechariah 14:17And it shall be, that whoso goeth not up of the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, upon them shall be no rain.
• Revelation 19:11And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and one sitting on it, [called] Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness.

Commentaries on Psalms 149:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7To execute vengeance upon the heathen - To inflict punishment upon them as a recompence for their sins. The word pagan here means nations. The allusion is, doubtless, to those who had oppressed and injured the Hebrew people - perhaps referring to those who had destroyed the city and the temple at the time of the Babylonian captivity. They were now to receive the punishment due for the wrongs which they had done to the nation; a just recompence at the hand…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Some of God's servants of old were appointed to execute vengeance according to his word. They did not do it from personal revenge or earthly politics, but in obedience to God's command. And the honour intended for all the saints of God, consists in their triumphs over the enemies of their salvation. Christ never intended his gospel should be spread by fire and sword, or his righteousness by the wrath of man. But let the high praises of God be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9vengeance: The Lord is the one who brings justice against wrongdoing (see Psalms 2:3; 94:1; 102:20; 142:7; 146:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The destruction of the incorrigibly wicked attends the propagation of God's truth, so that the military successes of the Jews, after the captivity, typified the triumphs of the Gospel.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 149:7

• Praise

In the dictionaries

• Execute; Executioner
• Hallel
• Psalms, Book of
• Punishments
• Vulgate

Commentaries on Psalms 149

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings