Psalms 135

1 Praise Yahweh. Praise the name of Yahweh. Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,

Praise ye Yah, Praise ye the Name of Yahweh, Praise, O ye servants of Yahweh;

2 you who stand in Yahweh's house, in the courtyards of the house of our God.

Who stand In the house of Yahweh, In the courts of the house of our God.

3 Praise Yahweh, for he is good; sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant to do so.

Praise ye Yah, For good is Yahweh, Sing praises to his Name, For it is full of delight;

4 For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his possession.

For, Jacob, hath Yah chosen for himself, Israel, for his own treasure.

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

For, I, know that great is Yahweh, yea, our Lord, is beyond all gods.

6 Whatever Yahweh desires, he does in heaven, on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.

Whatsoever Yahweh hath pleased, he hath done, —in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas, and all resounding deeps:

7 He brings the clouds from far away, making lightning bolts accompany the rain and bringing the wind out of his storehouse.

Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, —Lightnings for the rain, hath he made, bringing forth wind out of his treasuries.

8 He killed the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animals.

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man, and of beast;

9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

Sent signs and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

10 He attacked many nations and killed mighty kings,

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings:

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

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

12 He gave us their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.

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

13 Your name, Yahweh, endures forever; your renown, Yahweh, endures throughout all generations.

O Yahweh! thy Name, is age-abiding, —O Yahweh! thy memorial, is to generation after generation.

14 For Yahweh defends his people and has compassion on his servants.

For Yahweh will vindicate his people, —and, on his servants, have compassion.

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

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

16 Those idols have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not;

17 they have ears, but they do not hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.

Ears, have they, but they hear not, Nose, —there is no breath in their mouth.

18 Those who make them are like them, as is everyone who trusts in them.

Like unto them, shall be they who make them, every one who trusteth in them.

19 Descendants of Israel, bless Yahweh; descendants of Aaron, bless Yahweh.

O house of Israel! bless Yahweh, O house of Aaron! bless Yahweh;

20 Descendants of Levi, bless Yahweh; you who honor Yahweh, bless Yahweh.

O house of Levi! bless Yahweh, Ye that revere Yahweh! bless Yahweh.

21 Blessed be Yahweh in Zion, he who lives in Jerusalem. Praise Yahweh.

Blessed be Yahweh out of Zion, Who inhabiteth Jerusalem, Praise ye Yah!