1 Praise the Lord!Sing a new song to the Lord;praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
2 Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!
3 Praise his name with dancing;play drums and harps in praise of him.
4 The Lord takes pleasure in his people;he honours the humble with victory.
5 Let God's people rejoice in their triumphand sing joyfully all night long.
6 Let them shout aloud as they praise God,with their sharp swords in their hands
7 to defeat the nationsand to punish the peoples;
8 to bind their kings in chains,their leaders in chains of iron;
9 to punish the nations as God has commanded.This is the victory of God's people.Praise the Lord!