King James Version

Psalms 149:1

Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

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הַ֥לְלוּhallvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “boast”, a commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.יָ֨הּyahJahיָהּnoun, proper name — “Jah”H3050Jah, the sacred nameJah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'שִׁ֣ירוּshirvsingשִׁירverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “sing”, a commandH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).לַֽ֭יהוָהlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שִׁ֣ירshirsongשִׁירnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “song”, the ordinary formH7892a song; abstractly, singingmusical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.חָדָ֑שׁchadashnew thingחָדָשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “new thing”, the ordinary formH2319newfresh, new thing.תְּ֝הִלָּת֗וֹtehilatvopraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.בִּקְהַ֥לbiqhalin assemblyקָהָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.חֲסִידִֽיםchasidimsaintחָסִידadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Hallelujah. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the saints.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints.

Young’s Literal Translation

Praise ye Jah! Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints.

World English Bible

Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

Darby Translation

Hallelujah! Sing unto Jehovah a new song; [sing] his praise in the congregation of the godly.

Douay-Rheims

Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let his praise be in the church of the saints.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Hallelujah. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the saints.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song: his praise is in the assembly of the saints.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν· ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων.