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All ye that love the Lord, rejoice Praise God, all his saints; or, The saints judging the world

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 149, printed in 1719 in The Psalms of David Imitated, where he set the psalms "in the language of the New Testament".

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1719 The Psalms of David Imitated · no. 149

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 149 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 8 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

The stanzas at the centre; around them, every book its heading and its echoes come from, Old Testament on the left and New on the right. Choose a stanza or a book.

a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

All ye that love the Lord, rejoice

All ye that love the Lord, rejoice,

And let your songs be new;

Amidst the church with cheerful voice

His later wonders shew.

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 149, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly. 2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. 3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp. 4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation. … 5 more verses PSALM 149 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 149

All ye that love the Lord, rejoice, And let your songs be new; Amidst the church with cheerful voice His later wonders shew. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Watts's psalms run from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150, several settings to many psalms: 367 hymns. This is number 149. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 149 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN All ye that love the Lord, rejoice

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