Psalms 135

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

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord's reputation! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord

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

who worship in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God.

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

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praises to his character because it is wonderful!

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

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel as his very own.

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

I know how great the Lord is—our Lord is greater than all gods.

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

The Lord does whatever he wants throughout heaven and earth, on the seas and in the ocean depths.

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 causes the clouds to rise all over the earth, he makes lightning flash and give rain, he sends the winds from his storehouses.

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

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both human and animal.

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

He did wonderful miracles among you in Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 Who smote many nations, and slew strong kings,

He struck down many nations, he killed powerful kings, such as

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

Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, and all the kings who ruled in Canaan.

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

He handed over their lands to Israel, his special people, for them to possess.

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

Your reputation, Lord, stands forever; you, Lord, are remembered for all generations.

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

The Lord will vindicate his people; he will show compassion to those who follow him.

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

The idols of the foreign nations are only objects of silver and gold, made by human hands.

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

They have mouths, but can't speak; they have eyes, but can't see.

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

They have ears, but can't hear; they can't even breathe!

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

Those who make idols will become just like them, and so will everyone who trusts in them.

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

People of Israel, praise the Lord! Descendants of Aaron, praise the Lord!

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

Levites, praise the Lord! Everyone who worships the Lord, praise the Lord!

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

Praise the Lord from Zion, for he lives in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!