Psalm 135 | New International Reader’s Version

1 Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD. You who serve the LORD, praise him. 2 You who serve in the house of the LORD, praise him. You who serve in the courtyards of the temple of our God, praise him. 3 Praise the LORD, because he is good. Sing praise to his name, because that is pleasant. 4 The LORD has chosen the people of Jacob to be his own. He has chosen Israel to be his special treasure. 5 I know that the LORD is great. I know that our Lord is greater than all gods. 6 The 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. 7 He 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. 8 He killed the eldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the eldest males that were born to people and animals. 9 He did miraculous signs in Egypt. He did wonders against Pharaoh and everyone who served him. 10 He destroyed many nations. He killed mighty kings. 11 He killed Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan. He killed all the kings of Canaan. 12 He gave their land as a gift to his people Israel. 13 LORD, your name continues for ever. LORD, your fame will last for all time to come. 14 When the LORD hands down his sentence, it will be in his people’s favour. He will show deep concern for those who serve him. 15 The statues of the nations’ gods are made out of silver and gold. They are made by human hands. 16 They have mouths but can’t speak. They have eyes but can’t see. 17 They have ears but can’t hear. They have mouths but can’t breathe. 18 Those who make statues of gods will be like them. So will all those who trust in them. 19 People of Israel, praise the LORD. Priests of Aaron, praise the LORD. 20 Tribe of Levi, praise the LORD. You who have respect for the LORD, praise him. 21 Give praise to the LORD in Zion. Give praise to the God who lives in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

English Standard Version

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, 2 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!* 4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. 5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. 7 He 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. 8 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; 9 who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; 10 who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, 11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, 12 and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. 13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown,* O Lord, throughout all ages. 14 For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 16 They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; 17 they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. 19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord! 20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord! 21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!

Psalm 135 | New International Reader’s Version English Standard Version

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever