Psalm 135-137

New King James Version

Praise the name of the Lord;
^(A)Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!
^2 (B)You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In ^(C)the courts of the house of our God,
³ Praise the Lord, for ^(D)the Lord is good;
Sing praises to His name, ^(E)for it is pleasant.
⁴ For ^(F)the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His ^[a]special treasure.

⁵ For I know that ^(G)the Lord is great,
And our Lord is above all gods.
^6 (H)Whatever the Lord pleases He does,
In heaven and in earth,
In the seas and in all deep places.
^7 (I)He causes the ^[b]vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
^(J)He makes lightning for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His ^(K)treasuries.

^8 (L)He ^[c]destroyed the firstborn of Egypt,
^[d]Both of man and beast.
^9 (M)He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt,
^(N)Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
^10 (O)He defeated many nations
And slew mighty kings—
¹¹ Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
And ^(P)all the kingdoms of Canaan—
^12 (Q)And gave their land as a ^[e]heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.

^13 (R)Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
Your fame, O Lord, throughout all generations.
^14 (S)For the Lord will judge His people,
And He will have compassion on His servants.

^15 (T)The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
¹⁶ They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;
¹⁷ They have ears, but they do not hear;
Nor is there any breath in their mouths.
¹⁸ Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.

^19 (U)Bless the Lord, O house of Israel!
Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron!
²⁰ Bless the Lord, O house of Levi!
You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
²¹ Blessed be the Lord ^(V)out of Zion,
Who dwells in Jerusalem!

Praise the Lord!

⁴ To Him ^(Z)who alone does great wonders,
For His mercy endures forever;
^5 (AA)To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,
For His mercy endures forever;
^6 (AB)To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
For His mercy endures forever;
^7 (AC)To Him who made great lights,
For His mercy endures forever—
^8 (AD)The sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endures forever;
⁹ The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.

^10 (AE)To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;
^11 (AF)And brought out Israel from among them,
For His mercy endures forever;
^12 (AG)With a strong hand, and with ^[f]an outstretched arm,
For His mercy endures forever;
^13 (AH)To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,
For His mercy endures forever;
¹⁴ And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His mercy endures forever;
^15 (AI)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;
^16 (AJ)To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever;
^17 (AK)To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
^18 (AL)And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever—
^19 (AM)Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
^20 (AN)And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever—
^21 (AO)And gave their land as a ^[g]heritage,
For His mercy endures forever;
²² A heritage to Israel His servant,
For His mercy endures forever.

²³ Who ^(AP)remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;
²⁴ And ^(AQ)rescued us from our enemies,
For His mercy endures forever;
^25 (AR)Who gives food to all flesh,
For His mercy endures forever.

²⁶ Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!
For His mercy endures forever.

⁴ How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?
⁵ If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!
⁶ If I do not remember you,
Let my ^(AT)tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

⁷ Remember, O Lord, against ^(AU)the sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, ^[h]“Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”

⁸ O daughter of Babylon, ^(AV)who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one ^(AW)who repays you as you have served us!
⁹ Happy the one who takes and ^(AX)dashes
Your little ones against the rock!