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 who 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 ye the LORD, for the LORD is good; Praise his name, for he is kind!

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

For the LORD chose Jacob for himself, And Israel for his own possession.

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

I know that the LORD is great; 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.

All that the LORD pleaseth, that he doeth, In heaven and upon earth, In the sea, and in all deeps.

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 clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings for the rain; He bringeth the wind from his store-houses.

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

He 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.

He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt! Against Pharaoh and all his servants!

10 Many nations he struck, mighty kings he slew

He smote many nations, And slew mighty kings;

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

Sihon, the king of the Amorites, And Og, the king of Bashan, And all the kings of Canaan;

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

And gave their land for an inheritance, For an inheritance to Israel, his people.

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

Thy name, O LORD! endureth for ever; Thy memorial, O LORD! to all generations!

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

For the LORD judgeth his people, And hath compassion on his servants.

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

The idols of the nations 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; And there is no 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.

Praise the LORD, O house of Israel! Praise the LORD, O house of Aaron!

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

Praise 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.

Praised be the LORD out of Zion, He that dwelleth in Jerusalem! Praise ye the LORD!