Psalm 149. Cantate Domino.

1. Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song; *
   sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful.
2. Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; *
   let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3. Let them praise his Name in the dance; *
   let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
4. For the Lord takes pleasure in his people *
   and adorns the poor with victory.
5. Let the faithful rejoice in triumph; *
   let them be joyful on their beds.
6. Let the praises of God be in their throat *
   and a two-edged sword in their hand;
7. To wreak vengeance on the nations *
   and punishment on the peoples;
8. To bind their kings in chains *
   and their nobles with links of iron;
9. To inflict on them the judgment decreed; *
   this is glory for all his faithful people. Hallelujah!