Psalm 135

₁Praise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord,

give praise, O servants of the Lord,

₂who stand in the house of the Lord,

in the courts of the house of our God!

₃Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;

sing to his name, for it is pleasant!

₄For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel as his own possession.

₅For I know that the Lord is great,

and that our Lord is above all gods.

₆Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all deeps.

₇He 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.

₈He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

both of man and of beast;

₉who in your midst, O Egypt,

sent signs and wonders

against Pharaoh and all his servants;

₁₀who struck down many nations

and killed mighty kings,

₁₁Sihon, king of the Amorites,

and Og, king of Bashan,

and all the kingdoms of Canaan,

₁₂and gave their land as a heritage,

a heritage to his people Israel.

₁₃Your name, O Lord, endures forever,

your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.

₁₄For the Lord will vindicate his people

and have compassion on his servants.

₁₅The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

₁₆They have mouths, but do not speak;

they have eyes, but do not see;

₁₇they have ears, but do not hear,

nor is there any breath in their mouths.

₁₈Those who make them become like them,

so do all who trust in them.

₁₉O house of Israel, bless the Lord!

O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!

₂₀O house of Levi, bless the Lord!

You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

₂₁Blessed be the Lord from Zion,

he who dwells in Jerusalem!

Praise the Lord!