Psalms 149 · Verse 8

Psalms 149:8

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
Psalms 149:8, King James Version

Psalms 149:8 in other translations

BSBto bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
WEBto bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
ASVTo bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
YLTTo bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,
DARBYTo bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
BBETo put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron;
WebsterTo bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

What does Psalms 149:8 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron - That is, if these kings, governors of provinces, and chiefs among the people, had attacked them, God would have enabled them to defeat them, take their generals prisoners, and lead them in triumph to Jerusalem. It is certain also that in the times of the Maccabees the Jews had many signal victories over the Samaritans, Philistines, and Moabites; and over Antiochus, king of Syria. See the Books of the Maccabees. To these the psalmist may here refer in a hyperbolical way, not unusual in poetry and in songs of triumph.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 149:6-9

Some of God's servants of old were appointed to execute vengeance according to his word. They did not do it from personal revenge or earthly politics, but in obedience to God's command. And the honour intended for all the saints of God, consists in their triumphs over the enemies of their salvation. Christ never intended his gospel should be spread by fire and sword, or his righteousness by the wrath of man. But let…

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Psalms 149:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֶאְסֹ֣רle'.Sorto bindH631
מַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.Hemkings theirH4428
בְּזִקִּ֑יםbe.zi.Kimwith fettersH2131
וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗םve.nikh.be.dei.Hemand honored [people] theirH3513
בְּכַבְלֵ֥יbe.khav.Leiwith shackles ofH3525
בַרְזֶֽל\׃var.ZelironH1270

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 149:8

  • 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. 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. And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

  • Job 36:8

    And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 10:23,24; 12:7; Jud 1:6,7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 149:7

    To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

  • Psalms 149:8

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

  • Psalms 149:9

    To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

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Psalms 149:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Para aprisionar sus reyes en grillos, y sus nobles con cadenas de hierro;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Pour lier leurs rois de chaînes, et leurs nobles de ceps de fer;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ihre Könige zu binden mit Ketten, und ihre Edlen mit eisernen Fesseln;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ad alligandos reges eorum in compedibus, et nobiles eorum in manicis ferreis;