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Psalms 149:2
2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
Psalms 149:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.
Context of Psalms 149:2
1Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. 3Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. 4For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
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יִשְׂמַ֣ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּעֹשָׂ֑יו בְּנֵֽי־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן יָגִ֥ילוּ בְמַלְכָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 149:2
- Psalms 100:1Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
- Psalms 135:3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
- Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.
- Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families shall eat and shall rejoice in everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
- 1 Samuel 12:22For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own.
- Job 35:10But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
- Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.
- Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- Isaiah 62:11The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.’ ”
- Joel 2:23Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Matthew 21:5“Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
- Matthew 25:34“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
- Luke 19:27But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’ ”
- John 19:15But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.
- Philippians 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
Commentaries on Psalms 149:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Let Israel - The people of Israel; the Hebrew people; the people of God. Rejoice in him that made him - Him, who has made the people what they are. All that they have and are is to be traced to him, as really as the universe of matter is to be traced to his power. Their condition is not one of development, or one which is the result of their own wisdom, grace, or power. See the notes at Psalm 100:3: “It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves.”…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9This psalm of praise celebrates the Lord's victory. God is the Maker of Israel (Psalm 149:1–2) and the victorious King who shares his glory with his faithful followers (149:3–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. God had signalized His relation as a sovereign, in restoring them to their land.Read the comment
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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
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