Psalms 149:8 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 149:8

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

KJV

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ASV

To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;

WEB

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

YLT

To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,

DBT

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

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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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Joshua 10:24
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
Judges 1:6–7
But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
Joshua 12:7
And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
Joshua 10:23–24
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
Isaiah 45:14
Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

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3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the L ORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

When the high praises of God are in our mouth with them we should have an olive-branch of peace in our hands. To Christ's victories by the power of his gospel and grace over spiritual enemies, in which all believers are more than conquerors. The word of God is the two-edged sword ( Heb. iv.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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