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href="/bsb/psalms/149.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/149.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/149.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/149.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/149.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/149.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To execute vengeance upon the heathen, <i>and</i> punishments upon the people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/149.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/149.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/149.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To execute vengeance on the nations And punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/149.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishment on the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/149.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To execute vengeance on the nations And punishments on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/149.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To execute vengeance on the nations And punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/149.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />inflicting vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/149.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />inflicting vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/149.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/149.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Take revenge and punish the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/149.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To execute vengeance upon the nations, and punishments upon the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/149.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />to take vengeance on the nations, to punish the people of the world,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/149.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />to defeat the nations and to punish the peoples; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/149.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />as they bring retribution to nations and punishment to peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/149.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/149.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/149.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/149.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/149.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/149.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To do vengeance among nations, "" Punishments among the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/149.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/149.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To do vengeance upon the nations, chastisements upon the peoples.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/149.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To execute vengeance upon the nations, chastisements among the people: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/149.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />to obtain vindication among the nations, chastisements among the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/149.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To bring retribution on the nations, punishment on the peoples, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/149.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/149.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/149.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To exact vengeance from the Gentiles and reproof from the peoples<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/149.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To execute vengeance upon the nations, And chastisements upon the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/149.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to execute vengeance on the nations, <i>and</i> punishments among the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/149-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=18388" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/149.htm">Sing to the LORD a New Song</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands, <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to inflict</a> <a href="/hebrew/5360.htm" title="5360: nə·qā·māh (N-fs) -- Vengeance. Feminine of naqam; avengement, whether the act of the passion.">vengeance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">on the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/8433.htm" title="8433: tō·w·ḵê·ḥōṯ (N-fp) -- And towkachath; from yakach; chastisement; figuratively correction, refutation, proof.">and punishment</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/523.htm" title="523: ’um·mîm (Adv) -- A tribe, people. From the same as 'em; a collection, i.e. Community of persons.">the peoples,</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Isaiah 63:6</a></span><br />I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6-9</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15-16</a></span><br />Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-26.htm">Revelation 2:26-27</a></span><br />And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. / He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Ezekiel 25:14</a></span><br />I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-22.htm">Daniel 7:22</a></span><br />until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Micah 4:13</a></span><br />Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Isaiah 24:21-22</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below. / They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a></span><br />The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a></span><br />For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-2.htm">1 Corinthians 6:2</a></span><br />Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To execute vengeance on the heathen, and punishments on the people;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8,9</a></b></br> O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy <i>shall he be</i>, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Numbers 31:2,3</a></b></br> Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Judges 5:23</a></b></br> Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/73-14.htm">Chastisement</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Chastisements</a> <a href="/psalms/140-12.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/judges/20-39.htm">Inflict</a> <a href="/psalms/148-11.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/148-11.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/psalms/88-16.htm">Punishments</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Chastisement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Chastisements</a> <a href="/psalms/149-9.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Inflict</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-24.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-34.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/149-9.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Punishments</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-35.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 149</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/149-1.htm">The prophet exhorts to praise God for his love to the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/149-5.htm">And for that power which he has given to the church</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/149.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/149.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to inflict vengeance on the nations</b><br>This phrase reflects the theme of divine justice and retribution found throughout the Bible. In the Old Testament, God often used Israel as an instrument of His judgment against nations that opposed His will, as seen in the conquest narratives of Joshua. The concept of divine vengeance is not about human revenge but about God's righteous judgment. This aligns with passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>, where God declares that vengeance belongs to Him. The nations here can be understood as those who are in rebellion against God, and this phrase anticipates the ultimate judgment that will occur at the end of times, as described in <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>, where Christ executes judgment on the nations.<p><b>and punishment on the peoples</b><br>The term "peoples" often refers to various ethnic groups or tribes, emphasizing the universal scope of God's justice. This phrase suggests that God's judgment is not limited to specific nations but extends to all peoples who defy His authority. The idea of punishment is consistent with the biblical principle that God disciplines those who oppose Him, as seen in the prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah, where God warns of impending judgment on both Israel and surrounding nations. This also foreshadows the final judgment described in <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>, where Christ separates the righteous from the unrighteous. Theologically, this underscores the holiness of God and His commitment to uphold justice and righteousness in the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>In the context of the Old Testament, "nations" often refers to the Gentile nations surrounding Israel. These were often seen as adversaries to God's chosen people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/peoples.htm">Peoples</a></b><br>This term can refer to various groups or tribes, including those within Israel or the broader Gentile world. It emphasizes the collective groups that may oppose God's will.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/vengeance.htm">Vengeance</a></b><br>This is a divine retribution or justice that God enacts. It is not human revenge but a righteous act of God to uphold His holiness and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/punishment.htm">Punishment</a></b><br>This refers to the consequences or discipline that God administers to those who oppose Him or His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of the Psalm, traditionally believed to be David, who is expressing a call for God's justice and righteousness to be enacted.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty in Justice</a></b><br>God alone has the authority to execute vengeance and punishment. Believers are called to trust in His perfect justice rather than taking matters into their own hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_believers_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Believers in God's Plan</a></b><br>While believers are not to seek personal revenge, they are called to be instruments of God's peace and righteousness, living in a way that reflects His justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is not arbitrary but is rooted in His holiness and righteousness. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_righteous_judgment.htm">Hope in God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>For those who are oppressed or suffering injustice, this verse offers hope that God will ultimately right all wrongs and establish His kingdom of righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_god's_justice.htm">Living in Light of God's Justice</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God, knowing that He will bring about His perfect justice in His timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_149.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 149</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_149_7_vs._modern_religious_tolerance.htm">Psalm 149:7 – Given the psalm’s directive to carry out judgments on other nations, how does this reconcile with modern views on religious tolerance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_117_conflict_with_deut._7_6.htm">Does Psalm 117 conflict with other biblical passages that imply exclusivity or a chosen people, such as Deuteronomy 7:6, and if so, how?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_exalt_israel's_horn,_not_others.htm">Why is God said to exalt 'the horn of his people' only for Israel, excluding other nations? (Psalm 148:14)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_149_6-9__swords_vs._god's_love.htm">Psalm 149:6-9 - How does the command to wield swords and execute vengeance align with a loving God or an ethic of nonviolence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/149.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Heathen </span>. . . <span class= "bld">people.--</span>Rather, <span class= "ital">nations </span>. . . <span class= "ital">peoples.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/149.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To execute vengeance upon the heathen</span>. Not private revenge, but the just vengeance which a threatened nation has, from time to time, to execute on its persecutors in self-defense. <span class="cmt_word">And punishments upon the people</span>; rather, <span class="accented">upon the peoples</span>. A variant of the phrase in the preceding clause, without any serious modification of the meaning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/149-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to inflict</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vengeance</span><br /><span class="heb">נְ֭קָמָה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5360.htm">Strong's 5360: </a> </span><span class="str2">Avengement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and punishment</span><br /><span class="heb">תּֽ֝וֹכֵחֹ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·ḵê·ḥōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8433.htm">Strong's 8433: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, correction, refutation, proof</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the peoples,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֻמִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’um·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> </span><span class="str2">A community</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/149-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 149:7 To execute vengeance on the nations (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/149-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 149:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 149:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/149-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 149:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 149:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>