“Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.”
Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. The imperative to sing a new song suggests that praise should express contemporary recognition of God's ongoing acts. The assembly of the faithful becomes the locus of praise; worship is fundamentally communal. This verse emphasizes that the faith community gathers precisely for the purpose of praising God corporately. The new song indicates that praise is not mere repetition but fresh acknowledgment of God's continuing work.
Church Fathers on Psalms 149:1
1. Let us praise the Lord both in voice, and in understanding, and in good works; and, as this Psalm exhorts, let us sing unto Him a new song. It begins: “Sing ye to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the Saints” Psalm 149:1. The old man has an old song, the new man a new song. The Old Testament is an old song, the New Testament a new song. In the Old Testament are temporal and earthly promises. Whoever loves earthly things sings an old song: let him that…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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