시편 Chapter 149

Translation: ESV

1

Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly!

Key Message

Praise with a new song must be offered both individually and within the community.

▸'A new song' and 'the assembly of the godly'—individual praise and communal praise are combined.

'A new song' and 'the assembly of the godly'—individual praise and communal praise are combined. The new song is a response to God's new act of salvation. Praising within the community of the saints is the essence of worship.

Related Verses

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
3

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!

Key Message

Praise is whole-person worship in which the entire being—body, instruments, song—participates.

▸The modes of praise—dance, tambourine, lyre.

4

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.

Key Message

God takes pleasure in his people and especially adorns the humble beautifully with salvation.

▸This is the basis for praising God.

6

Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands,

Key Message

God's praising people are simultaneously warriors in spiritual battle—praise itself is a weapon of warfare.

▸The praising people simultaneously hold two-edged swords in their hands.