Psalm 149:6 -- A Meditation

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth and a two edged sword in their hand. (Psalm 149:6)

Praise and power go ever hand in hand. The two things act and react upon each other. An era of spiritual force in the Church is always one of praise; and when there comes some grand outburst of sacred song, we may expect that the people of God are entering upon some new crusade for Christ. Cromwell's Ironsides were sneeringly called Psalm singers; but God's Psalm singers are always Ironsides.

—William Taylor, in "The Study," 1873 (as quoted by C. H. Spurgeon in The Treasury of David)

Thanks to my wife Laura for bringing this to my attention.