Psalms 135
1 Alleluya. Herie ye the name of the Lord; ye seruauntis of the Lord, herie ye.
Alleluia. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, [ye his] servants,
2 Ye that stonden in the hous of the Lord; in the hallis of `the hous of oure God.
who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Herie ye the Lord, for the Lord is good; singe ye to his name, for it is swete.
Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises to his name; for [it is] good.
4 For the Lord chees Jacob to him silf; Israel in to possessioun to him silf.
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5 For Y haue knowe, that the Lord is greet; and oure God bifore alle goddis.
For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods;
6 The Lord made alle thingis, what euere thingis he wolde, in heuene and in erthe; in the see, and in alle depthis of watris.
all that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in all deeps.
7 He ledde out cloudis fro the ferthest part of erthe; and made leitis in to reyn. Which bringith forth wyndis fro hise tresours;
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 which killide the firste gendrid thingis of Egipt, fro man `til to beeste.
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.
9 He sente out signes and grete wondris, in the myddil of thee, thou Egipt; in to Farao and in to alle hise seruauntis.
He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, on Pharao, and on all his servants.
10 Which smoot many folkis; and killide stronge kingis.
Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings;
11 Seon, the king of Ammorreis, and Og, the king of Basan; and alle the rewmes of Chanaan.
Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan:
12 And he yaf the lond of hem eritage; eritage to Israel, his puple.
and gave their land [for] an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.
13 Lord, thi name is with outen ende; Lord, thi memorial be in generacioun and in to generacioun.
O Lord, thy name [endures] for ever, and thy memorial to all generations.
14 For the Lord schal deme his puple; and he schal be preied in hise seruauntis.
For the Lord shall judge his people, and comfort himself concerning his servants.
15 The symulacris of hethene men ben siluer and gold; the werkis of the hondis of men.
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.
16 Tho han a mouth, and schulen not speke; tho han iyen, and schulen not se.
They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see;
17 Tho han eeris, and schulen not here; for `nether spirit is in the mouth of tho.
they have ears, but they cannot hear; for there is no breath in their mouth.
18 Thei that maken tho, be maad lijk tho; and alle that tristen in tho.
Let those who make them be made like to them; and all those who trust in them.
19 The hous of Israel, blesse ye the Lord; the hous of Aaron, blesse ye the Lord.
O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord:
20 The hous of Leuy, blesse ye the Lord; ye that dreden the Lord, `blesse ye the Lord.
O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessid be the Lord of Syon; that dwellith in Jerusalem.
Blessed in Sion be the Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem.
