Psalm 135(A)

Praise the Lord.[a]

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

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

I know that the Lord is great,(J)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.(K)
The Lord does whatever pleases him,(L)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(M)
    in the seas and all their depths.
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)

He struck down the firstborn(Q) of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
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.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21

颂美耶和华之奇妙作为

135 你们要赞美耶和华!你们要赞美耶和华的名!耶和华的仆人站在耶和华殿中,站在我们神殿院中的,你们要赞美他!
你们要赞美耶和华,耶和华本为善;要歌颂他的名,因为这是美好的。
耶和华拣选雅各归自己,拣选以色列特做自己的子民。
原来我知道耶和华为大,也知道我们的主超乎万神之上。
耶和华在天上,在地下,在海中,在一切的深处,都随自己的意旨而行。
他使云雾从地极上腾,造电随雨而闪,从府库中带出风来。
他将埃及头生的,连人带牲畜都击杀了。
埃及啊,他施行神迹奇事在你当中,在法老和他一切臣仆身上。
10 他击杀许多的民,又杀戮大能的王,
11 就是亚摩利西宏巴珊,并迦南一切的国王,
12 将他们的地赏赐他的百姓以色列为业。
13 耶和华啊,你的名存到永远!耶和华啊,你可记念的名存到万代!
14 耶和华要为他的百姓申冤,为他的仆人后悔。

侍奉偶像之愚昧

15 外邦的偶像是金的银的,是人手所造的。

16 有口却不能言,有眼却不能看,
17 有耳却不能听,口中也没有气息。
18 造他的要和他一样,凡靠他的也要如此。
19 以色列家啊,你们要称颂耶和华!亚伦家啊,你们要称颂耶和华!
20 利未家啊,你们要称颂耶和华!你们敬畏耶和华的,要称颂耶和华!
21 住在耶路撒冷的耶和华,该从锡安受称颂!你们要赞美耶和华!