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Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלbe gladיִשְׂמַחin its Maker;בְּעֹשָׂיוlet the sonsבְּנֵיof Zionצִיּוֹןrejoiceיָגִילוּin their King.בְמַלְכָּם
Psalms 149:2
Study it in the app“Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.”
A psalm invites us to praise God with dancing, tambourine and lyreJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 149:2, word by word
- Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- be gladיִשְׂמַחyismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismach” appears- in its Makerעֹשָׂיosay
make
To build or create something.
Where else “osay” appears- let the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- rejoiceיָגִילוּyagilu
rejoice
To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.
Where else “yagilu” appears- in their Kingמַלְכָּmalka
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “malka” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
1Praise Yah. Sing to YHWH a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 · This verse (above)
3Let them praise his name with dancing; with tambourine and lyre let them sing psalms to him.