Psalm 149
1 Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
1 O sing unto the | Lord a • new | song; ||
let the congre- | 3 gation of | saints | praise him. ||
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
2 Let Israel rejoice in | him that | made him, ||
and let the children of | 3 Sion be | joyful • in their | King. ||
3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
3 Let them praise his | Name • in the | dance: ||
let them sing praises unto | him with | 3 tabret and | harp. ||
4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
4 For the Lord hath | pleasure • in his | people, ||
and | 3 helpeth the | meek- | hearted. ||
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
5 Let the saints be | 3 joyful with | glory; ||
3 let | them re- | joice • in their | beds. ||
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
6 Let the praises of | God be • in their | mouth; ||
and a | two-edged | sword • in their | hands; ||
7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
7 To be avenged of the nations, and to re- | buke the | peoples; ||
8 To bind their kings in chains, and their | 3 nobles with | links of | iron; ||
8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.
9 To execute judgment upon them; | 3 as it is | written, ||
Such | honour • have | all his | saints. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).