New King James Version
Psalms 149:2
2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice 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, And His praise in the assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. 4For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Read all of Psalms 149Psalms 149:2 word by word
יִשְׂמַ֣ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּעֹשָׂ֑יו בְּנֵֽי־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן יָגִ֥ילוּ בְמַלְכָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 149:2
- Psalms 100:1Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
- Psalms 135:3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.
- Deuteronomy 7:6“For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 12:7And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
- 1 Samuel 12:22For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.
- 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 of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.
- Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- Isaiah 62:11Indeed the Lord has proclaimed To the end of the world: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.’ ”
- Joel 2:23Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month.
- Zechariah 9:9“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Matthew 21:5“Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
- Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- Luke 19:27But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”
- John 19:15But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”
- Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have 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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