Psalms 135

1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye the name of Jehovah, Praise, ye servants of Jehovah,

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

2 Who are standing in the house of Jehovah, 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 Jah! for Jehovah [is] good, Sing praise to His name, for [it is] pleasant.

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good: Sing praise to his name it is pleasant.

4 For Jacob hath Jah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure.

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

5 For I have known that great [is] Jehovah, Yea, our Lord [is] above all gods.

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

6 All that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,

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

7 Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.

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

8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.

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

9 He sent tokens and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, On Pharaoh and on all his servants.

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

10 Who smote many nations, and slew strong kings,

Many nations he struck, mighty kings he slew

11 Even Sihon king of the Amorite, And Og king of Bashan, And all kingdoms of Canaan.

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

12 And He gave their land an inheritance, An inheritance to Israel His people,

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

13 O Jehovah, Thy name [is] to the age, O Jehovah, Thy memorial to all generations.

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

14 For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself.

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

15 The idols of the nations [are] silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

The idols of heathen are silver made by human hands.

16 A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

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

17 Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose — there is no breath in their mouth!

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

18 Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

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

19 O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah, O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah,

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

20 O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah, Those fearing Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

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

21 Blessed [is] Jehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem — praise ye Jah!

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