1 Praise the lord!Sing to the lord a new song.Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.
2 O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.
3 Praise his name with dancing,accompanied by tambourine and harp.
4 For the lord delights in his people;he crowns the humble with victory.
5 Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.
6 Let the praises of God be in their mouths,and a sharp sword in their hands—
7 to execute vengeance on the nationsand punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with shacklesand their leaders with iron chains,
9 to execute the judgment written against them.This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.Praise the lord!