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Texts -- Psalms 149:4-9 (NET)

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149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people ; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them. 149:5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication ! Let them shout for joy upon their beds ! 149:6 May they praise God while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand , 149:7 in order to take revenge on the nations , and punish foreigners . 149:8 They bind their kings in chains , and their nobles in iron shackles , 149:9 and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced . All his loyal followers will be vindicated . Praise the Lord !

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  • [Psa 149:5] All Ye That Love The Lord, Rejoice
  • [Psa 149:5] Saints Of God! Lo, Jesu’s People
  • [Psa 149:5] There Is Glory In My Soul
  • [Psa 149:5] There Is A Happy Land
  • [Psa 149:6] O Lord, ’tis Matter Of High Praise

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The psalm concludes as it began with the psalmist reminding himself to bless the Lord by praising Him. "Praise the Lord"translates the Hebrew haleluyah. The translators often simply transliterated this Hebrew expression as "h...
  • There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110; 122; 124; 131; 133; 138-145), Solomon wrote one (127), and the remaining 28 are anonymous. Psalms 113-118 compose the so-called Egyptian...
  • An anonymous psalmist promised to praise the Lord forever because of His greatness and His grace. His faithfulness to the oppressed of the earth as Creator is the particular emphasis in this psalm. Each of the last five psalm...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • This pericope contains one of Jeremiah's "confessions,"a self-revelation of the prophet's own struggles to cope with God's actions (cf. 10:23-24; 15:10-12, 15-21; 17:9-11, 14-18; 18:18-23; and 20:7-18).219The heart of this on...
  • References to false prophets open and close this pericope (vv. 6-7, 11). In the middle, Micah again targeted the greedy in Judah for criticism (vv. 8-10). Apparently the false prophets condoned the practices of the greedy and...
  • The title of this prophetic book is also the name of its writer.Haggai referred to himself as simply "the prophet Haggai"(1:1; et al.) We know nothing about Haggai's parents, ancestors, or tribal origin. His name apparently m...
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