King James Version
Psalms 149:7 in the King James Version says “To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 149 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;”
Psalms 149:7 · KJV
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; mouth: Heb. throat
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“upon the heathen”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
“and punishments”
H8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defense)
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