5 Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.
But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;
But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
<A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.
Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.
All the works of your hands give praise to you, O Lord; and your saints give you blessing.
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Commentary on Psalms 149 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 149
The foregoing psalm was a hymn of praise to the Creator; this is a hymn of praise to the Redeemer. It is a psalm of triumph in the God of Israel, and over the enemies of Israel. Probably it was penned upon occasion of some victory which Israel was blessed and honoured with. Some conjecture that it was penned when David had taken the strong-hold of Zion, and settled his government there. But it looks further, to the kingdom of the Messiah, who, in the chariot of the everlasting gospel, goes forth conquering and to conquer. To him, and his graces and glories, we must have an eye, in singing this psalm, which proclaims,
Psa 149:1-5
We have here,
Psa 149:6-9
The Israel of God are here represented triumphing over their enemies, which is both the matter of their praise (let them give to God the glory of those triumphs) and the recompence of their praise; those that are truly thankful to God for their tranquillity shall be blessed with victory. Or it may be taken as a further expression of their praise (v. 6): let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and then, in a holy zeal for his honour, let them take a two-edged sword in their hand, to fight his battles against the enemies of his kingdom. Now this may be applied,