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Let Israel rejoice in their Creator.
Let the people[a] of Zion delight in their King.[b]
Let them praise his name with dancing.
Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 149:2 tn Heb “sons.”
  2. Psalm 149:2 sn The Lord is the King here, as the parallelism in the previous line (“their creator”) indicates.
  3. Psalm 149:4 tn Heb “he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.”

Let Israel (A)be glad in (B)his Maker;
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their (C)King!
Let them praise his name with (D)dancing,
    making melody to him with (E)tambourine and (F)lyre!
For the Lord (G)takes pleasure in his people;
    he (H)adorns the humble with salvation.

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