Psalm 149:7 “to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,”

Psalm 149:7

to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

World English Bible

to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples;

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

To execute vengeance vpon the heathen, and corrections among the people:

Darby Translation

To execute vengeance against the nations, [and] punishment among the peoples;

Young's Literal Translation

To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.

Bible in Basic English

To give the nations the reward of their sins, and the peoples their punishment;

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Cross references

“To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;”

Zechariah 14:17–19 Revelation 19:11–21 Judges 5:23 1 Samuel 15:18–23 Zechariah 9:13–16 Psalm 137:8

Zechariah 14:17–19 · BSB

And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.

Revelation 19:11–21 · BSB

Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

Judges 5:23 · BSB

‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’

1 Samuel 15:18–23 · BSB

and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’

Zechariah 9:13–16 · BSB

For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

Psalm 137:8 · BSB

O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

8to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

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