Psalms 135

1 Hallelujah. Praise the name of the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants,

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD.

2 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house 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 praise to his name it is pleasant.

Praise the LORD; for the LORD [is] good; sing praises to his name; for [it is] pleasant.

4 The Lord for himself chose Jacob, Israel as his own special treasure.

For the LORD hath chosen Jacob to himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.

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

For I know that the LORD [is] great, and [that] our LORD [is] above all gods.

6 All that he wills he does in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all the abysses.

Whatever the LORD pleased, [that] did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

7 Clouds he brings up from the ends of the earth, lightnings he makes for the rain, wind he brings out of his storehouses.

He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

8 The firstborn of Egypt he struck, both humans and animals.

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.

9 Signs and wonders he sent into your midst, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants.

[Who] sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

10 Many nations he struck, mighty kings he slew

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

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

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

12 He gave their land for possession, possession to Israel his people.

And gave their land [for] a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people.

13 Your name, O Lord, is forever; your memorial world without end.

Thy name, O LORD, [endureth] for ever; [and] thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.

14 For the Lord secures right for his people, and takes pity upon his servants.

For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent concerning his servants.

15 The idols of heathen are silver made by human hands.

The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

16 They have mouths, but cannot speak: they have eyes, but cannot see.

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.

17 They have ears, but cannot hear: there is no breath in their mouths.

They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there [any] breath in their mouths.

18 Their makers become like them, so do all who trust in them.

They that make them are like them: [so is] every one that trusteth in them.

19 House of Israel, praise the Lord: house of Araon, praise the Lord.

Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

20 House of Levi, praise the Lord: you who fear the Lord, praise the Lord.

Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

21 Blest be the Lord out of Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.