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Morning Devotion
Thursday, September 22, 2011
"Let Israel rejoice in him." {#Ps 149:2}
Be glad of heart, O believer, but take care that thygladness has its spring in the Lord. Thou hast much cause for gladnessin thy God, for thou canst sing with David, "God, my exceeding joy." Beglad that the Lord reigneth, that Jehovah is King! Rejoice that he sitsupon the throne, and ruleth all things! Every attribute of God shouldbecome a fresh ray in the sunlight of our gladness. That he is wiseshould make us glad, knowing as we do our own foolishness. That he ismighty, should cause us to rejoice who tremble at our weakness. That heis everlasting, should always be a theme of joy when we know that wewither as the grass. That he is unchanging, should perpetually yield us asong, since we change every hour. That he is full of grace, that he isoverflowing with it, and that this grace in covenant he has given to us;that it is ours to cleanse us, ours to keep us, ours to sanctify us,ours to perfect us, ours to bring us to glory—all this should tend tomake us glad in him. This gladness in God is as a deep river; we haveonly as yet touched its brink, we know a little of its clear sweet,heavenly streams, but onward the depth is greater, and the current moreimpetuous in its joy. The Christian feels that he may delight himselfnot only in what God is, but also in all that God has done in the past.The Psalms show us that God’s people in olden times were wont to thinkmuch of God’s actions, and to have a song concerning each of them. Solet God’s people now rehearse the deeds of the Lord! Let them tell ofhis mighty acts, and "sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphedgloriously." Nor let them ever cease to sing, for as new mercies flow tothem day by day, so should their gladness in the Lord’s loving acts inprovidence and in grace show itself in continued thanksgiving. Be gladye children of Zion and rejoice in the Lord your God.
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Psalm 149
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Psalm 149
Israel Invoked to Praise the LORD.
1a>]" class="footnote">[ a]Praise a>]" class="footnote">[ b]the LORD!
Sing to the LORD a a>)" class="xref">( A)new song,
And His praise a>)" class="xref">( B)in the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Let Israel be glad in a>)" class="xref">( C)his Maker;
Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their a>)" class="xref">( D)King.
3 Let them praise His name with a>)" class="xref">( E)dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with a>)" class="xref">( F)timbrel and lyre.
4 For the LORD a>)" class="xref">( G)takes pleasure in His people;
He will a>)" class="xref">( H)beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
5 Let the a>)" class="xref">(I)godly ones exult in glory;
Let them a>)" class="xref">(J)sing for joy on their beds.
6Let the a>)" class="xref">(K)high praises of God be in their a>]" class="footnote">[c]mouth,
And a a>)" class="xref">(L)two-edged a>)" class="xref">(M)sword in their hand,
7 To a>)" class="xref">(N)execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
8 To bind their kings a>)" class="xref">(O)with chains
And their a>)" class="xref">(P)nobles with fetters of iron,
9 To a>)" class="xref">(Q)execute on them the judgment written;
This is an a>)" class="xref">(R)honor for all His godly ones.
a>]" class="footnote">[d]Praise a>]" class="footnote">[e]the LORD!
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Psalm 149
Amplified Bible (AMP)
Psalm 149
1PRAISE THE Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, praise Him in the assembly of His saints!
2Let Israel rejoice in Him, their Maker; let Zion's children triumph and be joyful in their King!a>)" class="xref">(A)
3Let them praise His name in chorus and choir and with the [single or group] dance; let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre!
4For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation and adorn the wretched with victory.
5Let the saints be joyful in the glory and beauty [which God confers upon them]; let them sing for joy upon their beds.
6Let the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands,a>)" class="xref">(B)
7To wreak vengeance upon the nations and chastisement upon the peoples,
8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron,
9To execute upon them the judgment written. He [the Lord] is the honor of all His saints. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
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