1Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD. You who serve the LORD, praise him.2You who serve in the house of the LORD, praise him. You who serve in the courtyards of the temple of our God, praise him.3Praise the LORD, because he is good. Sing praise to his name, because that is pleasant.4The LORD has chosen the people of Jacob to be his own. He has chosen Israel to be his special treasure.5I know that the LORD is great. I know that our Lord is greater than all gods.6The LORD does anything he wants to do in the heavens and on the earth. He does it even in the deepest parts of the oceans.7He makes clouds rise from one end of the earth to the other. He sends lightning with the rain. He brings the wind out of his storerooms.8He killed the eldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the eldest males that were born to people and animals.9He did miraculous signs in Egypt. He did wonders against Pharaoh and everyone who served him.10He destroyed many nations. He killed mighty kings.11He killed Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan. He killed all the kings of Canaan.12He gave their land as a gift to his people Israel.13LORD, your name continues for ever. LORD, your fame will last for all time to come.14When the LORD hands down his sentence, it will be in his people’s favour. He will show deep concern for those who serve him.15The statues of the nations’ gods are made out of silver and gold. They are made by human hands.16They have mouths but can’t speak. They have eyes but can’t see.17They have ears but can’t hear. They have mouths but can’t breathe.18Those who make statues of gods will be like them. So will all those who trust in them.19People of Israel, praise the LORD. Priests of Aaron, praise the LORD.20Tribe of Levi, praise the LORD. You who have respect for the LORD, praise him.21Give praise to the LORD in Zion. Give praise to the God who lives in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 135
English Standard Version
Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever
1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, (Ps 104:35; Ps 113:1)2who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! (Ps 92:13; Ps 134:1)3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant![1] (Ps 52:9; Ps 100:5; Ps 147:1)4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. (Ex 19:5; De 7:6; De 10:15; Ps 105:6)5For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. (Ps 95:3)6Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. (Ps 115:3)7He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses. (Job 28:25; Job 38:22; Job 38:25; Jer 10:13; Jer 51:16; Zec 10:1)8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; (Ps 78:51)9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; (De 6:22)10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, (Ps 136:17)11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, (Nu 21:21; Nu 21:33; De 29:7; Jos 12:7)12and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. (De 29:8; Ps 78:55)13Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown,[2] O Lord, throughout all ages. (Ex 3:15; Ps 102:12)14For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. (De 32:36; Ps 90:13)15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. (Ps 115:4)16They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;17they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths.18Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them.19O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord! (Ps 115:9)20O house of Levi, bless the Lord! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!21Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord! (Ps 128:5; Ps 132:13; Ps 135:1)