Psalms 135

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

Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.

2 Who are standing in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God.

You who are in the house of the Lord, and in the open spaces of the house of our God,

3 Praise ye Jah! for Jehovah [is] good, Sing praise to His name, for [it is] pleasant.

Give praise to Jah, for he is good: make melody to his name, for it is pleasing.

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

For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.

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

I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.

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

The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

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

He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.

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

He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.

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

He sent signs and wonders among you, O Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

10 Who smote many nations, and slew strong kings,

He overcame great nations, and put strong kings to death;

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

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

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

And gave their land for a heritage, even for a heritage to Israel his people.

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

O Lord, your name is eternal; and the memory of you will have no end.

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

For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.

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

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

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

They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

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

They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

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

Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

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

Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron:

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

Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

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

Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.