Psalms 149:1
Hallelujah!
What it says
Hallelujah is sounded, and a new song to the LORD is called for in the assembly of the saints.
What it is doing
This verse opens the psalm with gathered covenant praise that is fresh and public.
In context
1Hallelujah! 2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; 3Let them praise His name with dancing, 4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; 5Let the saints exult in glory; 6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, 7to inflict vengeance on the nations 8to bind their kings with chains 9to execute the judgment written against them.