Psalm 149 (with text - press on more info.)

Psalm 149

Psalm 149 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 149

 ¹PRAISE THE Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, praise Him in the assembly of His saints!     ²Let Israel rejoice in Him, their Maker; let Zion's children triumph and be joyful in their King!^{(A)
    3}Let them praise His name in chorus and choir and with the [single or group] dance; let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre!
    ⁴For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation and adorn the wretched with victory.
    ⁵Let the saints be joyful in the glory and beauty [which God confers upon them]; let them sing for joy upon their beds.
    ⁶Let the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands,^{(B)
    7}To wreak vengeance upon the nations and chastisement upon the peoples,
    ⁸To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron,
    ⁹To execute upon them the judgment written. He [the Lord] is the honor of all His saints. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Proverb 21

Proverbs 21 (Amplified Bible)

Proverbs 21

 ¹THE KING'S heart is in the hand of the Lord, as are the watercourses; He turns it whichever way He wills.     ²Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs and tries the hearts.^{(A)
    3}To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.^{(B)
    4}Haughtiness of eyes and a proud heart, even the tillage of the wicked or the lamp [of joy] to them [whatever it may be], are sin [in the eyes of God].
    ⁵The thoughts of the [steadily] diligent tend only to plenteousness, but everyone who is impatient and hasty hastens only to want.
    ⁶Securing treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro; those who seek them seek death.
    ⁷The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.
    ⁸The way of the guilty is exceedingly crooked, but as for the pure, his work is right and his conduct is straight.
    ⁹It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman.
    ¹⁰The soul or life of the wicked craves and seeks evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.^{(C)
    11}When the scoffer is punished, the fool gets a lesson in being wise; but men of [godly] Wisdom and good sense learn by being instructed.
    ¹²The [uncompromisingly] righteous man considers well the house of the wicked--how the wicked are cast down to ruin.
    ¹³Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor will cry out himself and not be heard.^{(D)
    14}A gift in secret pacifies and turns away anger, and a bribe in the lap, strong wrath.
    ¹⁵When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin.
    ¹⁶A man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall abide in the congregation of the spirits (of the dead).
    ¹⁷He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
    ¹⁸The wicked become a ransom for the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and the treacherous for the upright [because the wicked themselves fall into the traps and pits they have dug for the good].
    ¹⁹It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a contentious woman and with vexation.
    ²⁰There are precious treasures and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a self-confident and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.
    ²¹He who earnestly seeks after and craves righteousness, mercy, and loving-kindness will find life in addition to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) and honor.^{(E)
    22}A wise man scales the city walls of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
    ²³He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles.^{(F)
    24}The proud and haughty man--Scoffer is his name--deals and acts with overbearing pride.
    ²⁵The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
    ²⁶He covets greedily all the day long, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous gives and does not withhold.^{(G)
    27}The sacrifice of the wicked is exceedingly disgusting and abhorrent [to the Lord]--how much more when he brings it with evil intention?
    ²⁸A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears attentively will endure and go unchallenged.
    ²⁹A wicked man puts on the bold, unfeeling face [of guilt], but as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].
    ³⁰There is no [human] wisdom or understanding or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
    ³¹The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance and victory are of the Lord.