Psalms 149:8
What does Psalms 149:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 149:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
KJV
King James Version · 1611To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949To put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752To bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 36:8
And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of affliction;
- Joshua 10:23
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, the king of Eglon.
- Judges 1:6
But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
- Joshua 12:7
And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel smote beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir (and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
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