Psalms 135

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

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord's reputation! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord

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

who worship in the house of the Lord, in the courts 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 praises to his character because it is wonderful!

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

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel as his very own.

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

I know how great the Lord is—our Lord is greater than 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 whatever he wants throughout heaven and earth, on the seas and in the ocean 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 all over the earth, he makes lightning flash and give rain, he sends the winds from his storehouses.

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

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both human and animal.

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

He did wonderful miracles among you in Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 Who struck many nations, and slew strong kings,

He struck down many nations, he killed powerful kings, such as

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 who ruled in Canaan.

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

He handed over their lands to Israel, his special people, for them to possess.

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

Your reputation, Lord, stands forever; you, Lord, are remembered for all generations.

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

The Lord will vindicate his people; he will show compassion to those who follow him.

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

The idols of the foreign nations are only objects of silver and gold, made by human hands.

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

They have mouths, but can't speak; they have eyes, but can't see.

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

They have ears, but can't hear; they can't even breathe!

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

Those who make idols will become just like them, and so will everyone who trusts in them.

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

People of Israel, praise the Lord! Descendants of Aaron, praise the Lord!

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

Levites, praise the Lord! Everyone who worships the Lord, praise the Lord!

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

Praise the Lord from Zion, for he lives in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!