< Psalms 135 >
1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye the name of Jehovah. Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah,
2 who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
ye who stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
Praise ye Jehovah, for Jehovah is good. Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant.
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.
For Jehovah has chosen Jacob to himself, Israel for his own possession.
5 For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
For I know that Jehovah is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.
Whatever Jehovah pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps,
7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
who causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain, who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries,
8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast,
9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants,
10 He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
who smote many nations, and killed mighty kings-
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan-
12 He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.
and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people.
13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
Thy name, O Jehovah, is forever, thy memorial, O Jehovah, throughout all generations.
14 For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
For Jehovah will judge his people, and will relent concerning his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
They have mouths, but they speak not. They have eyes, but they see not.
17 they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
They have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
Those who make them shall be like them, yea, everyone who trusts in them.
19 O house of Israel, bless the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;
O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah. O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah.
20 O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah. Ye who fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.
21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion— He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.