Psalms 135

1 Praise ye Yah, Praise ye the Name of Yahweh, Praise, O ye servants of Yahweh;

Alleluia. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, [ye his] servants,

2 Who stand In the house of Yahweh, 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 ye Yah, For good is Yahweh, Sing praises to his Name, For it is full of delight;

Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises to his name; for [it is] good.

4 For, Jacob, hath Yah chosen for himself, Israel, for his own treasure.

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.

5 For, I, know that great is Yahweh, yea, our Lord, is beyond all gods.

For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods;

6 Whatsoever Yahweh hath pleased, he hath done, —in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas, and all resounding deeps:

all that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in all deeps.

7 Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, —Lightnings for the rain, hath he made, bringing forth wind out of his treasuries.

Who brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth: he has made lightnings for the rain: he brings winds out of his treasures.

8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man, and of beast;

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

9 Sent signs and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, on Pharao, and on all his servants.

10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings:

Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings;

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

Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan:

12 And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.

and gave their land [for] an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.

13 O Yahweh! thy Name, is age-abiding, —O Yahweh! thy memorial, is to generation after generation.

O Lord, thy name [endures] for ever, and thy memorial to all generations.

14 For Yahweh will vindicate his people, —and, on his servants, have compassion.

For the Lord shall judge his people, and comfort himself concerning his servants.

15 The idols of the nations, are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men:

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.

16 A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not;

They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see;

17 Ears, have they, but they hear not, Nose, —there is no breath in their mouth.

they have ears, but they cannot hear; for there is no breath in their mouth.

18 Like unto them, shall be they who make them, every one who trusteth in them.

Let those who make them be made like to them; and all those who trust in them.

19 O house of Israel! bless Yahweh, O house of Aaron! bless Yahweh;

O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord:

20 O house of Levi! bless Yahweh, Ye that revere Yahweh! bless Yahweh.

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

21 Blessed be Yahweh out of Zion, Who inhabiteth Jerusalem, Praise ye Yah!

Blessed in Sion be the Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem.