Bible Study March 11, 2026
Psalm 149 (CSB)
“Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. 2 Let Israel celebrate its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. 3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and lyre. 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. 5 Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory; let them shout for joy on their beds. 6 Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, 7 inflicting vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, 8 binding their kings with chains and their dignitaries with iron shackles, 9 carrying out the judgment decreed against them. This honor is for all his faithful people. Hallelujah!”
It seems to me the theme for the most part is praise to God in the Psalms. This Psalm calls God’s people to praise Him with a new song and dancing because He is both the Maker and King. He adorns them with salvation. The Greek word for “adorns” is to “decorate” or “embellish.” Imagine being embellished in salvation. So those who look to Him alone should both celebrate and shout.
Praise is to accomplished by action. What we say can only be supported by whet we do. As the say our actions do speak louder than our words.
We are to honor God with our lips and wage war against that which is wrong. The Lord honored His people by allowing them to carry out judgement based on His word (149:9)
He is not only to be praised for His grace but for His judgment.
God Bless.
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