1 Let the Lord be praised. Make a new song to the Lord, let his praise be in the meeting of his saints.
Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.
In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.
My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.
I will give you praise in the great meeting; I will give you honour among a strong people.
O make a new song to the Lord; let all the earth make melody to the Lord.
<A Psalm.> O make a new song to the Lord, because he has done works of wonder; with his right hand, and with his holy arm, he has overcome.
I will make the offerings of my oath, even before all his people;
I will make a new song to you, O God; I will make melody to you on an instrument of ten cords.
Make a new song to the Lord, and let his praise be sounded from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and everything in it, the sea-lands and their people.
Saying, I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers, I will make a song of praise to you before the church.
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Commentary on Psalms 149 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 149
The foregoing psalm was a hymn of praise to the Creator; this is a hymn of praise to the Redeemer. It is a psalm of triumph in the God of Israel, and over the enemies of Israel. Probably it was penned upon occasion of some victory which Israel was blessed and honoured with. Some conjecture that it was penned when David had taken the strong-hold of Zion, and settled his government there. But it looks further, to the kingdom of the Messiah, who, in the chariot of the everlasting gospel, goes forth conquering and to conquer. To him, and his graces and glories, we must have an eye, in singing this psalm, which proclaims,
Psa 149:1-5
We have here,
Psa 149:6-9
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 triumphs) and the recompence of their praise; those that are truly thankful to God for their tranquillity shall be blessed with victory. Or it may be taken as a further expression of their praise (v. 6): let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and then, in a holy zeal for his honour, let them take a two-edged sword in their hand, to fight his battles against the enemies of his kingdom. Now this may be applied,