Psalms 149:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Psalms 149:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 149:910 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ/עֲשׂ֤וֹתlaʿăśwōt

to executepronH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

בָּ/הֶ֨םbāhem

pron

מִשְׁפָּ֬טmišəpāṭ

judgmentnounH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

כָּת֗וּבkātwb

writtenverbH3789

record · prescribe · subscribe · write(-ing ···

הָדָ֣רhādār

is honornounH1926

comeliness · excellency · glorious · glory ···

ה֭וּאhwʾ

itprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

לְ/כָלləkāl

for allpronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

חֲסִידָ֗י/וḥăsiydāyw

faithful people hisadjH2623

good · holy · merciful · saint ···

הַֽלְלוּhaləlw

praiseverbH1984

celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···

יָֽהּyāh

YahwehnounH3050

the Lord · most vehement. Compare names in '-iah · ' '-jah.'

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 149:9

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…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 149 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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