Psalms 149:1 meaning and explanation
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.
Psalms 149:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Psalm 149 opens with a call to worship, and the opening word, Hallelujah, is a Hebrew imperative meaning "Praise the LORD." The speaker is a psalmist addressing the covenant community, urging them to sing a "new song," a phrase used elsewhere in the Psalms for fresh praise prompted by God's recent acts of deliverance. The praise is not private but public, offered "in the assembly of the godly," the gathered congregation of Israel.
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