Psalms — Chapter 149
Hallelujah.Sing to GOD a new song,sing praises in the congregation of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its maker;let the children of Zion exult in their monarch.
Let them praise God’s name in dance;with hand-drum and lyre let them chant such praises.
For GOD delights in this people,and adorns the lowly with victory.
Let the faithful exult in glory;let them shout for joy upon their couches,
with paeans to God in their throatsand two-edged swords in their hands,
to impose retribution upon the nations,punishment upon the peoples,
binding their kings with shackles,their nobles with chains of iron,
executing the doom decreed against them.This is the glory of all the faithful.Hallelujah.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”