Psalms 135

1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,

Alleluia. Praise you the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, [you his] servants,

2 who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

who stand in the house of the Lord, 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 you the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises to his name; for [it is] good.

4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.

5 For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.

For I know that the Lord is great, and 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.

all that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, 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 brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth: he has made lightnings for the rain: he brings winds out of his treasures.

8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.

Who struck 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.

He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, on Pharao, and on all his servants.

10 He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:

Who struck many nations, and killed mighty kings;

11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.

Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan:

12 He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.

and gave their land [for] an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.

13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.

O Lord, your name [endures] for ever, and your memorial to all generations.

14 For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.

For the Lord shall judge his people, and comfort himself concerning his servants.

15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.

16 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

They have a mouth, but they can’t speak; they have eyes, but they can’t see;

17 they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.

they have ears, but they can’t hear; for there is no breath in their mouth.

18 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

Let those who make them be made like to them; and all those who trust in them.

19 O house of Israel, bless the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;

O house of Israel, bless you the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless you the Lord:

20 O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

O house of Levi, bless you the Lord: you that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion— He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

Blessed in Sion be the Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem.