Psalms 149:9

149:8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

KJV

to execute on them the written judgment. All his saints have this honor. Praise Yah!

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

To execute on them the judgment written: this honor have all his saints. Praise you the LORD.

What does Psalms 149:9 mean?

Psalms 149:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ), כָּתַב (kâthab).

Hebrew interlinear

executeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

upon

them

the

judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

written:כָּתַבkâthab/kaw-thab'/H3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)

this

honourהָדָרhâdâr/haw-dawr'/H1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor

have

all

his

saints.חָסִידchâçîyd/khaw-seed'/H2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

Praiseהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

the

LORD.יָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 149:9.

Psalms 148:14

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalms 149:1

Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Praise: Heb. Halleluiah

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 149:9 say?

Psalms 149:9 (King James Version) reads: "To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD."

Is Psalms 149:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 149:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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