Psalms 135

1 Hallelujah. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord;

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

2 Ye that 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 unto 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 Jacob hath the Lord chosen unto himself, Israel, as his peculiar treasure.

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

5 For I well know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods;

6 Whatsoever the Lord willeth, hath he done in the heavens, and on the earth, in the seas, and in all the deeps.

all that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in all deeps.

7 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.

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 it is] who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and of cattle;

Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

9 Who sent signs and wonderful tokens into the midst of thee, O Egypt, against Pharaoh, and against all his servants;

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

10 Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings;

Who struck many nations, and killed mighty kings;

11 Sichon the king of the Emorites, and 'Og the king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

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

12 And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people.

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

13 O Lord, thy name [endureth] for ever: O Lord, thy memorial is throughout all generations.

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

14 For the Lord will espouse the cause of his people, and concerning his servants will he bethink himself.

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

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

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

16 Mouths they have, but they speak not; eyes they have, but they see not;

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

17 Ears they have, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.

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

18 Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth 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 ye the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord.

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

20 O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that 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 out of Zion, even he that resideth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

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