Psalm 149:4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation (KJV).
NIV: For the Lord takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with salvation.
RSV: For the Lord takes pleasure in His peoples; He adorns the humble with victory.
NAB: For the Lord loves His people, and He adorns the lowly with victory.
Jerus: For Yahweh has been kind to His people, conferring victory on us who are weak.
Doesn’t that make you feel honor that God takes pleasure in us since we are His people? He even will make us more beautiful. The word, adorn is to enhance the appearance of with ornaments (Merriam-Webster). This reminds me of the “Glory of the Lord” clothes us with honor and praise. Psalm 149:5 says: “Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds” (NIV).
Song: Something Beautiful
Something Beautiful, Something good
All my confusion He understood;
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife,
But He made something beautiful of my life.
(Williams Gaither, Country Song Book)
May the Lord beautify your life with victory! Believe it!
