Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols.

135 [a](A)Praise [b]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, O (B)servants of the Lord,
You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the (C)courts of the house of our God!
[c]Praise [d]the Lord, for (D)the Lord is good;
(E)Sing praises to His name, (F)for it is lovely.
For [e]the Lord has (G)chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His [f](H)own possession.

For I know that (I)the Lord is great
And that our Lord is (J)above all gods.
(K)Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
[g]He (L)causes the [h]vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
Who (M)makes lightnings for the rain,
Who (N)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

[i]He (O)smote the firstborn of Egypt,
[j]Both of man and beast.
[k]He sent (P)signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
Upon (Q)Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 [l](R)He (S)smote many nations
And slew mighty kings,
11 (T)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
And (U)Og, king of Bashan,
And (V)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 And He (W)gave their land as a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.
13 Your (X)name, O Lord, is everlasting,
Your [m]remembrance, O Lord, [n]throughout all generations.
14 For the Lord will (Y)judge His people
And (Z)will have compassion on His servants.
15 The (AA)idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

19 O house of (AB)Israel, bless the Lord;
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;
20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord;
You (AC)who [o]revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessed be the Lord (AD)from Zion,
Who (AE)dwells in Jerusalem.
[p]Praise [q]the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 135:1 Or Hallelujah!
  2. Psalm 135:1 Heb Yah
  3. Psalm 135:3 Or Hallelujah!
  4. Psalm 135:3 Heb Yah
  5. Psalm 135:4 Heb Yah
  6. Psalm 135:4 Or special treasure
  7. Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
  8. Psalm 135:7 I.e. clouds
  9. Psalm 135:8 Lit The one who
  10. Psalm 135:8 Lit From man to beast
  11. Psalm 135:9 Lit The one who
  12. Psalm 135:10 Lit The one who
  13. Psalm 135:13 Or memorial
  14. Psalm 135:13 Lit to
  15. Psalm 135:20 Lit fear
  16. Psalm 135:21 Or Hallelujah!
  17. Psalm 135:21 Heb Yah