Psalm 135-136

New International Version - UK

Praise the name of the Lord;
    praise him, you servants of the Lord,
² you who minister in the house of the Lord,
    in the courts of the house of our God.

³ Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
    sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
⁴ For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.

⁵ I know that the Lord is great,
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.
⁶ The Lord does whatever pleases him,
    in the heavens and on the earth,
    in the seas and all their depths.
⁷ He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

⁸ He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
⁹ He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.
¹⁰ He struck down many nations
    and killed mighty kings –
¹¹ Sihon king of the Amorites,
    Og king of Bashan,
    and all the kings of Canaan –
¹² and he gave their land as an inheritance,
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

¹³ Your name, Lord, endures for ever,
    your renown, Lord, through all generations.
¹⁴ For the Lord will vindicate his people
    and have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
    made by human hands.
¹⁶ They have mouths, but cannot speak,
    eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath in their mouths.
¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

¹⁹ All you Israelites, praise the Lord;
    house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
²⁰ house of Levi, praise the Lord;
    you who fear him, praise the Lord.
²¹ Praise be to the Lord from Zion,
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord.

⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures for ever.
⁵ who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures for ever.
⁶ who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures for ever.
⁷ who made the great lights –
His love endures for ever.
⁸ the sun to govern the day,
His love endures for ever.
⁹ the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures for ever.

¹⁰ to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
His love endures for ever.
¹¹ and brought Israel out from among them
His love endures for ever.
¹² with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
His love endures for ever.

¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea^[b] asunder
His love endures for ever.
¹⁴ and brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures for ever.
¹⁵ but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
His love endures for ever.

¹⁶ to him who led his people through the wilderness;
His love endures for ever.

¹⁷ to him who struck down great kings,
His love endures for ever.
¹⁸ and killed mighty kings –
His love endures for ever.
¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites
His love endures for ever.
²⁰ and Og king of Bashan –
His love endures for ever.
²¹ and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love endures for ever.
²² an inheritance to his servant Israel.
His love endures for ever.

²³ He remembered us in our low estate
His love endures for ever.
²⁴ and freed us from our enemies.
His love endures for ever.
²⁵ He gives food to every creature.
His love endures for ever.

²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures for ever.