Psalms 135
1 Praise Yahweh! You who (do work for/serve) Yahweh, praise him!
Praise JAH. Praise the name of Jehovah. Praise him, you servants of Jehovah,
2 You who stand in the temple of Yahweh our God and in the surrounding courtyard, praise him [MTY]!
you who stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of our God's house.
3 Praise Yahweh, because he does good things [for us]; sing to him [MTY], because he is kind [to us].
Praise JAH, for Jehovah is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
4 He has chosen [us, the descendants of] Jacob; he has chosen [us] Israelis to belong to him [DOU].
For JAH has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel for his own possession.
5 I know that Yahweh is great; he is greater than all the gods.
For I know that Jehovah is great, that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Yahweh does whatever he desires to do, in heaven and on the earth and in the seas/oceans, [down] to the bottom of the seas.
Whatever Jehovah pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;
7 He is the one who causes clouds to appear from very distant places on the earth; he sends lightning with the rain, and he brings the winds from the places where he stores them.
who causes the clouds to rise from the farthest parts of the earth; who makes lightnings with the rain; who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries;
8 He is the one who killed [all] the firstborn [males] in Egypt, the firstborn of people and of animals.
Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal;
9 There he performed many kinds of miracles [DOU] to punish the king and all his officials.
Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants;
10 He destroyed many nations and the powerful kings [who ruled them]:
who struck many nations, and killed mighty kings,
11 Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, and Og, the king of Bashan [region], and all the other kings in Canaan [land].
Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
12 Then he gave their land to [us] Israeli people to belong to us [forever].
and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people.
13 Yahweh your name will endure forever, and people who are not yet born will remember the great things [that you have done].
Your name, Jehovah, endures forever; your renown, Jehovah, throughout all generations.
14 Yahweh, [you] declare that we your people (are innocent/have not done things that are wrong), and you are merciful to us.
For Jehovah will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants.
15 But the idols that the [other] people-groups [worship] are only [statues made of] silver and gold, things that humans have made.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
16 Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say [anything]; they have eyes, but they cannot see [anything].
They have mouths, but they can't speak. They have eyes, but they can't see.
17 They have ears, but they cannot hear [anything], and they are not [even able to] breathe.
They have ears, but they can't hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 The people who make those idols are as [powerless as] those idols, and those who trust in those idols [can accomplish no more than] their idols can!
Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.
19 [My fellow] Israelis, praise Yahweh! You [priests] who are descended from Aaron, praise Yahweh!
House of Israel, praise Jehovah. House of Aaron, praise Jehovah.
20 You [men] who are descended from Levi, [you who assist the priests], praise Yahweh! [All] you who revere Yahweh, praise him!
House of Levi, praise Jehovah. You who fear Jehovah, praise Jehovah.
21 Praise Yahweh in [the temple on] Zion [Hill] in Jerusalem, where he lives! Praise Yahweh!
Blessed be Jehovah from Zion, Who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise JAH.
