Psalms 135

1 Praise YAH! Praise the Name of YHWH, Praise, you servants of YHWH,

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

2 Who are standing in the house of YHWH, 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 Praise YAH! For YHWH [is] good, Sing praise to His Name, for [it is] pleasant.

Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

4 For YAH has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure.

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

5 For I have known that YHWH [is] great, Indeed, our Lord [is] above all gods.

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

6 All that YHWH pleased He has done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,

The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

7 Causing vapors to ascend from the end of the earth, He has made lightnings for the rain, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.

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.

8 Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, From man to beast.

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

9 He sent tokens and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, On Pharaoh and on all his servants.

He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 Who struck many nations, and slew strong kings,

He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:

11 Even Sihon king of the Amorite, And Og king of Bashan, And all kingdoms of Canaan.

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

12 And He gave their land an inheritance, An inheritance to His people Israel,

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

13 O YHWH, Your Name [is] for all time, O YHWH, Your memorial from generation to generation.

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

14 For YHWH judges His people, And comforts Himself for His servants.

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

15 The idols of the nations [are] silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

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

16 They have a mouth, and they do not speak, They have eyes, and they do not see,

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

17 They have ears, and they do not give ear, Nose—there is no breath in their mouth!

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

18 Their makers are like them, Everyone who is trusting in them.

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

19 O house of Israel, bless YHWH, O house of Aaron, bless YHWH,

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

20 O house of Levi, bless YHWH, Those fearing YHWH, bless YHWH.

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

21 Blessed [is] YHWH from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem—praise YAH!

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