Psalms 135
135
Psalm 135
1Hallelujah!
Praise the name of the Lord.
Praise him, you servants of the Lord
2who are standing in the house of the Lord,
in the courtyards of the house of our God.
3Praise the Lord because he is good.
Make music to praise his name because his name is beautiful.
4The Lord chose Jacob to be his own
and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.
5I know that the Lord is great,
that our Lord is greater than all the false gods.
6The Lord does whatever he wants in heaven or on earth,
on the seas or in all the depths of the oceans.
7He is the one who makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth,
who makes lightning for the thunderstorms,
and who brings wind out of his storerooms.
8He is the one who killed every firstborn male in Egypt.
He killed humans and animals alike.
9He sent miraculous signs and amazing things into the heart of Egypt
against Pharaoh and all his officials.
10He is the one who defeated many nations and killed mighty kings:
11King Sihon of the Amorites,
King Og of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms in Canaan.
12He gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to his people Israel.
13O Lord, your name endures forever.
O Lord, you will be remembered throughout every generation.
14The Lord will provide justice for his people
and have compassion on his servants.
15The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold.
They were made by human hands.#135:15 Verses 15–18 are virtually identical in wording to Psalm 115:4–8.
16They have mouths, but they cannot speak.
They have eyes, but they cannot see.
17They have ears, but they cannot hear.
They cannot breathe.
18Those who make idols end up like them.
So does everyone who trusts them.
19Descendants of Israel, praise the Lord.
Descendants of Aaron, praise the Lord.
20Descendants of Levi, praise the Lord.
You people who fear the Lord, praise the Lord.
21Thank the Lord in Zion.
Thank the one who lives in Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!
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Psalms 135
135
A Hymn of Praise
1Praise the LORD!
Praise his name, you servants of the LORD,
2who stand in the LORD's house,
in the Temple of our God.
3Praise the LORD, because he is good;
sing praises to his name, because he is kind.#135.3 he is kind; or it is pleasant to do so.
4He chose Jacob for himself,
the people of Israel for his own.
5I know that our LORD is great,
greater than all the gods.
6He does whatever he wishes
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and in the depths below.
7He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth;
he makes lightning for the storms,
and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.
8In Egypt he killed all the firstborn
of people and animals alike.
9There he performed miracles and wonders
to punish the king and all his officials.
10He destroyed many nations
and killed powerful kings:
11Sihon, king of the Amorites,
Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kings in Canaan.
12He gave their lands to his people;
he gave them to Israel.
13 LORD, you will always be proclaimed as God;
all generations will remember you.
14The LORD will defend his people;
he will take pity on his servants.
15 #
Ps 115.4–8; Rev 9.20 The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold;
they are formed by human hands.
16They have mouths, but cannot speak,
and eyes, but cannot see.
17They have ears, but cannot hear;
they are not even able to breathe.
18May all who made them and who trust in them
become#135.18 May all… become; or All who made them and who trust in them will become. like the idols they have made!
19Praise the LORD, people of Israel;
praise him, you priests of God!
20Praise the LORD, you Levites;
praise him, all you that worship him!
21Praise the LORD in Zion,
in Jerusalem, his home.
Praise the LORD!
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