Psalms 135
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord's reputation! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord
Hallelujah. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord;
2 who worship in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God.
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praises to his character because it is wonderful!
Hallelujah; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is lovely.
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel as his very own.
For Jacob hath the Lord chosen unto himself, Israel, as his peculiar treasure.
5 I know how great the Lord is—our Lord is greater than all gods.
For I well know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 The Lord does whatever he wants throughout heaven and earth, on the seas and in the ocean depths.
Whatsoever the Lord willeth, hath he done in the heavens, and on the earth, in the seas, and in all the deeps.
7 He causes the clouds to rise all over the earth, he makes lightning flash and give rain, he sends the winds from his storehouses.
He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with the rain; he bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both human and animal.
[He it is] who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and of cattle;
9 He did wonderful miracles among you in Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
Who sent signs and wonderful tokens into the midst of thee, O Egypt, against Pharaoh, and against all his servants;
10 He struck down many nations, he killed powerful kings, such as
Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings;
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, and all the kings who ruled in Canaan.
Sichon the king of the Emorites, and 'Og the king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 He handed over their lands to Israel, his special people, for them to possess.
And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people.
13 Your reputation, Lord, stands forever; you, Lord, are remembered for all generations.
O Lord, thy name [endureth] for ever: O Lord, thy memorial is throughout all generations.
14 The Lord will vindicate his people; he will show compassion to those who follow him.
For the Lord will espouse the cause of his people, and concerning his servants will he bethink himself.
15 The idols of the foreign nations are only objects of silver and gold, made by human hands.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men.
16 They have mouths, but can't speak; they have eyes, but can't see.
Mouths they have, but they speak not; eyes they have, but they see not;
17 They have ears, but can't hear; they can't even breathe!
Ears they have, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.
18 Those who make idols will become just like them, and so will everyone who trusts in them.
Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them.
19 People of Israel, praise the Lord! Descendants of Aaron, praise the Lord!
O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord.
20 Levites, praise the Lord! Everyone who worships the Lord, praise the Lord!
O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Praise the Lord from Zion, for he lives in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!
Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, even he that resideth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
