Praise the Lords Wonderful Works. Futility of Idols.

135 [a](A)Praise [b]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, you (B)servants of the Lord,
You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the (C)courtyards 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 as His (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 on earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
[f]He (L)causes the [g]mist to ascend from the ends of the earth,
[h]He (M)makes lightning for the rain;
[i]He (N)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

[j]He (O)struck the firstborn of Egypt,
[k]Both human firstborn and animal.
[l]He sent (P)signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
Upon (Q)Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 [m](R)He (S)struck many nations
And brought death to mighty kings,
11 (T)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
(U)Og, king of Bashan,
And (V)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 And He (W)gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to His people Israel.
13 Your (X)name, Lord, is everlasting,
The mention of You, Lord, is [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 nothing but silver and gold,
The work of human 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 become like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

19 House of (AB)Israel, bless the Lord;
House of Aaron, bless the Lord;
20 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 135:7 Lit The one who
  7. Psalm 135:7 I.e., clouds
  8. Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
  9. Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
  10. Psalm 135:8 Lit The one who
  11. Psalm 135:8 Lit From man to animal
  12. Psalm 135:9 Lit The one who
  13. Psalm 135:10 Lit The one who
  14. Psalm 135:13 Lit to
  15. Psalm 135:20 Lit fear
  16. Psalm 135:21 Or Hallelujah!
  17. Psalm 135:21 Heb Yah

讚美之歌(A)

135 1-2 你們要讚美耶和華!
讚美祂的名!
耶和華的僕人啊,
在耶和華的殿中,
在我們上帝的院宇中事奉的人啊,
你們要讚美祂!
你們要讚美耶和華,
因為祂是美善的;
你們要歌頌祂的名,
因為祂的名美好無比。
祂揀選雅各做祂的子民,
揀選以色列作祂的產業。
我知道耶和華偉大,
我們的主超越一切神明。
耶和華在天上、地下、海洋、
深淵按自己的旨意行事。
祂使雲霧從地極上升,
發出電光,帶來雨水,
從祂的倉庫帶出風來。

祂擊殺了埃及人的長子和頭胎的牲畜。
祂在埃及行神蹟奇事,
懲罰法老和他的一切臣僕。
10 祂毀滅列國,
殺戮強大的君王:
11 亞摩利王西宏、巴珊王噩和迦南所有的君王。
12 祂把這些國家的土地賜給祂的以色列子民,
作為他們的產業。
13 耶和華啊,
你的名永遠長存,
你的威名傳到萬代。
14 因為耶和華必為祂的子民伸冤,
憐憫祂的僕人。

15 外族人的神像是人用金銀造的。
16 它們有口不能說,有眼不能看,
17 有耳不能聽,口中毫無氣息。
18 那些製造它們、信靠它們的人也會和它們一樣。
19 以色列人啊,
你們要稱頌耶和華!
亞倫的子孫啊,
你們要稱頌耶和華!
20 利未的子孫啊,
你們要稱頌耶和華!
你們敬畏耶和華的人都要稱頌祂![a]
21 要讚美錫安的耶和華,
讚美住在耶路撒冷的耶和華。
你們要讚美耶和華!

Footnotes

  1. 135·15-20 平行經文:詩篇115·4-11