Psalms 135

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

Alleluia. Praise the name of the Lord. You servants, praise the Lord.

2 Who are standing in the house of YHWH, In the courts of the house of our God.

You 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.

praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. Sing psalms to his name, for it is sweet.

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

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.

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

For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is before all gods.

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

All things whatsoever that he willed, the Lord did: in heaven, on earth, in the sea, and in all the deep places.

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 leads clouds from the ends of the earth. He has created lightnings in the rain. He has produced winds from his storehouses.

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

He struck the first-born of Egypt, from man even to cattle.

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: upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants.

10 Who struck many nations, and slew strong kings,

He has struck many nations, and he has slaughtered strong kings:

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

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

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

And he gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance for his people Israel.

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

Your name, O Lord, is in eternity. Your memorial, O Lord, is from generation to generation.

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

For the Lord will judge his people, and he will be petitioned by his servants.

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

The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men.

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

They have a mouth, and do not speak. They have eyes, and do not see.

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

They have ears, and do not hear. For neither is there any breath in their mouths.

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

Let those who make them become like them, along with all who trust in them.

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

Bless the Lord, O house of Israel. Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron.

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

Bless the Lord, O house of Levi. You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

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

The Lord is blessed from Zion, by those who dwell in Jerusalem.