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New King James Version

Psalms 149:7

To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Praise;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Heathen, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallelujah;   Psalms;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Execute;   Punishments;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 16;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples,
Geneva Bible (1587)
To execute vengeance vpon the heathen, and corrections among the people:
Christian Standard Bible®
inflicting vengeance on the nationsand punishment on the peoples,
Hebrew Names Version
To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;
Easy-to-Read Version
let them take revenge on the other nations. Let them go punish those people.
Amplified Bible
To execute vengeance on the nations And punishment on the peoples,
American Standard Version
To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the peoples;
Contemporary English Version
Take revenge and punish the nations.
Complete Jewish Bible
to carry out vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples;
King James Version (1611)
To execute vengeance vpon the heathen: and punishments vpon the people.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments among the peoples;
English Revised Version
To execute vengeance upon the nations, and punishments upon the peoples;
Berean Standard Bible
to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
Lexham English Bible
to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
Literal Translation
to execute vengeance on the nations, punishment on the peoples;
New Century Version
They will punish the nations and defeat the people.
New English Translation
in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners.
New Living Translation
to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
New Life Bible
Let it be used to punish the nations and the people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To execute an avenging among the nations, rebukes among the peoples:
Douay-Rheims Bible
To execute vengeance upon the nations, chastisements among the people:
George Lamsa Translation
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the peoples,
Good News Translation
to defeat the nations and to punish the peoples;
New American Standard Bible
To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishment on the peoples,
King James Version
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That they may take auengement of the heathen: and correction of the nations.
New Revised Standard
to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
Darby Translation
To execute vengeance against the nations, [and] punishment among the peoples;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To do veniaunce in naciouns; blamyngis in puplis.
Young's Literal Translation
To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.
World English Bible
To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;
Revised Standard Version
to wreak vengeance on the nations and chastisement on the peoples,
Update Bible Version
To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;
Webster's Bible Translation
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, [and] punishments upon the people;
Bible in Basic English
To give the nations the reward of their sins, and the peoples their punishment;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
To be auenged of the Heithe, & to rebuke the people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
To execute vengeance on the nations And punishment on the peoples,
Legacy Standard Bible
To execute vengeance on the nationsAnd punishments on the peoples,

Contextual Overview

6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, 7 To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; 8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute on them the written judgment-- This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 137:8, Psalms 137:9, Numbers 31:2, Numbers 31:3, Judges 5:23, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:18-23, Zechariah 9:13-16, Zechariah 14:17-19, Revelation 19:11-21

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:4 - bound him Psalms 9:5 - rebuked Psalms 9:19 - let the Psalms 94:10 - chastiseth Psalms 110:5 - strike Jeremiah 50:15 - for it Ezekiel 25:11 - I will Ezekiel 30:3 - the time Ezekiel 30:19 - General Micah 5:15 - General Luke 21:22 - all

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To execute vengeance upon the Heathen,.... Either upon the Gentile world, in the first times of the Gospel; when the apostles, going there with the twoedged sword of the word, vehemently inveighed against the idolatry of the Heathens, and exhorted them to turn from their idols to serve the living God; and divine power going along with their ministry, multitudes were turned from them; through the success of the Gospel, the oracles of the Heathen were struck dumb, their priests were despised, their idol temples were forsaken, and idols rejected; now were the judgment of the Heathen world, and the prince of it, cast out, and vengeance in this way taken upon it, or their disobedience to God revenged, John 12:31. Or else upon the Papists, as will be in the latter times of the Gospel; who are sometimes called Heathens and Gentiles, Psalms 10:16; on whom vengeance will be taken for all their idolatry, superstition, and bloodshed of the saints; and they will be smitten and slain by the twoedged sword, proceeding out of the mouth of Christ, and as in the hands of his servants, Revelation 19:15;

[and] punishments upon the people; or "reproofs" p; sharp and piercing ones; such as the convictions the word of God will strike in the minds of men, and will be very distressing and afflicting to them; as the fire out of the mouths of the witnesses, which is their doctrine, will be to their enemies the Papists; and will torment and kill them, and be the savour of death unto death unto them, Revelation 11:5.

p תוכחות "increpationes", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator "redargutiones", Cocceius, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To execute vengeance upon the heathen - To inflict punishment upon them as a recompence for their sins. The word pagan here means nations. The allusion is, doubtless, to those who had oppressed and injured the Hebrew people - perhaps referring to those who had destroyed the city and the temple at the time of the Babylonian captivity. They were now to receive the punishment due for the wrongs which they had done to the nation; a just recompence at the hand of God, and by the instrumentality of those whom they had wronged. Compare the notes at Psalms 137:7-9.

And punishments upon the people - The people of those lands. Those who had waged war with the Hebrew nation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 149:7. To execute vengeance upon the heathen — This may refer simply to their purpose of defending themselves to the uttermost, should their enemies attack them while building their wall: and they had every reason to believe that God would be with them; and that, if their enemies did attack them, they should be able to inflict the severest punishment upon them.

Punishments upon the people — The unfaithful and treacherous Jews; for we find that some, even of their nobles, had joined with Sanballat and Tobiah; (see Nehemiah 6:17-19:) and it appears also that many of them had formed alliances with those heathens, which were contrary to the law; see Nehemiah 13:15-29.


 
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