Praise the name of the Lord;
    praise him, you servants^(B) of the Lord,
² you who minister in the house^(C) of the Lord,
    in the courts^(D) of the house of our God.

³ Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;^(E)
    sing praise to his name,^(F) for that is pleasant.^(G)
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob^(H) to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.^(I)

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

⁸ He struck down the firstborn^(Q) of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
⁹ He sent his signs^(R) and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.^(S)
10 He struck down many^(T) nations
    and killed mighty kings—
¹¹ Sihon^(U) king of the Amorites,^(V)
    Og king of Bashan,^(W)
    and all the kings of Canaan^(X)—
¹² and he gave their land as an inheritance,^(Y)
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

¹³ Your name, Lord, endures forever,^(Z)
    your renown,^(AA) Lord, through all generations.
¹⁴ For the Lord will vindicate his people^(AB)
    and have compassion on his servants.^(AC)

¹⁵ The idols of the nations^(AD) are silver and gold,
    made by human hands.^(AE)
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,^(AF)
    eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath^(AG) 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;^(AH)
    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,^(AI)
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.^(AJ)

Praise the Lord.

We have a strong city;^(C)
    God makes salvation
    its walls^(D) and ramparts.^(E)
2 Open the gates^(F)
    that the righteous^(G) nation may enter,
    the nation that keeps faith.
³ You will keep in perfect peace^(H)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust^(I) in you.
⁴ Trust^(J) in the Lord forever,^(K)
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock^(L) eternal.
⁵ He humbles those who dwell on high,
    he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground^(M)
    and casts it down to the dust.^(N)
6 Feet trample^(O) it down—
    the feet of the oppressed,^(P)
    the footsteps of the poor.^(Q)

⁷ The path of the righteous is level;^(R)
    you, the Upright One,^(S) make the way of the righteous smooth.^(T)
8 Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,^[a](U)
    we wait^(V) for you;
your name^(W) and renown
    are the desire of our hearts.
⁹ My soul yearns for you in the night;^(X)
    in the morning my spirit longs^(Y) for you.
When your judgments^(Z) come upon the earth,
    the people of the world learn righteousness.^(AA)
10 But when grace is shown to the wicked,^(AB)
    they do not learn righteousness;
even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil^(AC)
    and do not regard^(AD) the majesty of the Lord.
¹¹ Lord, your hand is lifted high,^(AE)
    but they do not see^(AF) it.
Let them see your zeal^(AG) for your people and be put to shame;^(AH)
    let the fire^(AI) reserved for your enemies consume them.

¹² Lord, you establish peace^(AJ) for us;
    all that we have accomplished you have done^(AK) for us.
¹³ Lord our God, other lords^(AL) besides you have ruled over us,
    but your name^(AM) alone do we honor.^(AN)
14 They are now dead,^(AO) they live no more;
    their spirits^(AP) do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;^(AQ)
    you wiped out all memory of them.^(AR)
15 You have enlarged the nation, Lord;
    you have enlarged the nation.^(AS)
You have gained glory for yourself;
    you have extended all the borders^(AT) of the land.