Psalms 149:4 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 149:4

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

KJV

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ASV

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

WEB

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

YLT

For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.

DBT

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation.

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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34 verses on the floor

Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Psalms 147:11
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
1 Peter 3:4
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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taketh pleasure--literally, "accepts," alluding to acceptance of propitiatory offerings (compare Ps 147:11). beautify, &c.--adorn the humble with faith, hope, joy, and peace.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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