Psalms 135

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

Hallelujah. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord;

2 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

Ye that 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 praise to his name it is pleasant.

Hallelujah; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is lovely.

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

For Jacob hath the Lord chosen unto himself, Israel, as his peculiar treasure.

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

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

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

Whatsoever the Lord willeth, hath he done in the heavens, and on the earth, in the seas, and in all the deeps.

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

He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with the rain; he bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.

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

[He it is] who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and of cattle;

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

Who sent signs and wonderful tokens into the midst of thee, O Egypt, against Pharaoh, and against all his servants;

10 Many nations he struck, mighty kings he slew

Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings;

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

Sichon the king of the Emorites, and 'Og the king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

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

And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people.

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

O Lord, thy name [endureth] for ever: O Lord, thy memorial is throughout all generations.

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

For the Lord will espouse the cause of his people, and concerning his servants will he bethink himself.

15 The idols of heathen are silver made by human hands.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men.

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

Mouths they have, but they speak not; eyes they have, but they see not;

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

Ears they have, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.

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

Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them.

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

O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord.

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

O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

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

Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, even he that resideth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah.