What does Psalms Chapter 149 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

Opening wording and attribution remain source-grounded. Conditional statements, requests and future assertions retain their distinct times. Closing instructions and edition material remain distinct from added interpretation.

Chapter breakdown

Cantate Domino introduces the church’s duty of praise with Alleluia. Sing a new song and praise in the church of saints; let Israel rejoice in its maker and Sion’s sons in their king. Praise with choir, timbrel and psaltery. Choir is not silently replaced by dance.

The Lord is pleased with His people and will exalt the meek unto salvation. Saints shall rejoice in glory and be joyful on beds; the high praises of God shall be in mouths and two-edged swords in hands. Future joy is not an achieved heavenly crown or a scene of nighttime watches.

The stated purpose is vengeance upon nations and chastisement upon peoples, binding kings in fetters and nobles in iron manacles, executing the written judgment; this glory is for all saints, followed by Alleluia. Written judgment is retained rather than replaced by a specified law. No unprovided oppressive-target classification, New Testament episode or wholly spiritual interpretation is asserted as the source’s account.

The story inside

Opening: Opening wording and attribution remain source-grounded. Development: Conditional statements, requests and future assertions retain their distinct times. Conclusion: Closing instructions and edition material remain distinct from added interpretation.

Lessons worth keeping

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Opening wording and attribution remain source-grounded.
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Conditional statements, requests and future assertions retain their distinct times.
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Closing instructions and edition material remain distinct from added interpretation.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 67150–67151
Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let his praise be in the church of the saints.
Lines 67153–67154
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king.
Lines 67159–67160
For the Lord is well pleased with his people: and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.
Lines 67165–67166
The high praises of God shall be in their mouth: and two-edged swords in their hands:
Lines 67171–67172
To bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron.
Lines 67174–67175
To execute upon them the judgment that is written: this glory is to all his saints. Alleluia.