Psalm 135
New King James Version
Praise to God in Creation and Redemption
135 Praise the Lord!
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!
Footnotes
- Psalm 135:4 precious possession
- Psalm 135:7 Water vapor
- Psalm 135:8 Lit. struck down
- Psalm 135:8 Lit. From man to beast
- Psalm 135:12 inheritance
Psalm 135
EasyEnglish Bible
A song to praise God
135 Hallelujah![a]
Praise the name of the Lord!
Praise him, you servants of the Lord!
2 You serve the Lord in his temple.
You serve him in the temple yards.
3 The Lord is good, so praise him!
His name is good and great,
so praise him with songs!
4 The Lord chose Jacob's family for himself.
Yes, he chose Israel's people to belong to him.[b]
5 I know that the Lord is great.
Our Lord is greater than any other god.
6 He does whatever he decides to do.
He rules the sky and the earth,
and the deepest parts of the sea.
7 The Lord causes clouds to rise up all over the earth.
He sends lightning with the storms of rain.
He sends out the wind from its place,
so that it blows where he chooses.
8 God destroyed the firstborn sons in Egypt,
both men and animals.[c]
9 He did great miracles in Egypt.
He warned Pharaoh and his officers
that he would punish them.
10 He destroyed many nations
and he killed powerful kings.
11 He killed Sihon, the king of the Amorites.
He killed Og, the king of Bashan,
and all the other kings of Canaan.
12 He gave their land to his people, the Israelites.
The land would belong to them and to their descendants.
13 Lord, people will always remember your name.
You will always be famous.
14 The Lord shows that his people are right.
He is kind to those who serve him.
15 Other nations make idols with silver and gold.
People worship things that they have made with their hands!
16 Their idols have mouths, but they cannot speak!
They have eyes, but they cannot see!
17 They have ears, but they cannot hear!
They cannot even breathe!
18 The people who made them will become as they are.
Everyone who trusts in idols
will become as useless as their idols are.[d]
19 Israel's family, praise the Lord!
Descendants of Aaron, praise the Lord!
20 Descendants of Levi, praise the Lord!
Everyone who serves the Lord, praise him!
21 Everyone in Zion should praise the Lord.
He is the one who has his home in Jerusalem.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- 135:1 ‘Hallelujah’ means ‘praise the Lord.’
- 135:4 God gave Jacob a new name, ‘Israel’. So Jacob's family and Israel's people are different ways to talk about God's special people.
- 135:8 Verses 8-12 remember how God brought his people out of Egypt and he took them to Canaan. God punished Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, because he would not let the Israelites go free. On the way to Canaan, God destroyed many kings and their people so that the Israelites could arrive in the land.
- 135:18 An idol is a false god. People made them from valuable metals, like silver and gold. But these idols cannot do anything! They are dead things. If people worship them, they also become dead.
Psaltaren 135
Svenska Folkbibeln
Psalm 135
Lovsång till Herren för hans stora under
1 Halleluja!
Prisa Herrens namn,
prisa det, ni Herrens tjänare,
2 ni som står i Herrens hus,
i gårdarna till vår Guds hus.
3 Prisa Herren, ty Herren är god,
lovsjung hans namn, ty det är ljuvligt.
4 Herren har utvalt Jakob åt sig,
Israel till sin egendom.
5 Jag vet att Herren är stor,
att vår Herre är större än alla gudar.
6 Herren gör allt vad han vill
i himlen och på jorden,
i haven och i alla djup.
7 Han låter moln stiga upp
från jordens ände,
han låter blixtar komma med regn
och för vinden ut ur dess förvaringsrum.
8 Han slog de förstfödda i Egypten,
både människor och boskap.
9 Han sände tecken och under mitt i dig, Egypten,
mot farao och alla hans tjänare.
10 Han slog stora folk
och dödade mäktiga kungar -
11 Sichon, amoreernas kung,
och Og, kungen i Basan,
och alla Kanaans riken -
12 och gav deras land till arvedel,
till arvedel åt sitt folk Israel.
13 Herre, ditt namn varar i evighet
och minnet av dig, Herre,
från släkte till släkte.
14 Ty Herren skaffar rätt åt sitt folk,
han förbarmar sig över sina tjänare.
15 Hednafolkens avgudar är silver och guld,
verk av människohänder.
16 De har mun men talar inte,
ögon men ser inte,
17 de har öron men hör inte,
ingen andedräkt finns i deras mun.
18 De som har gjort dem kommer att likna dem,
ja, alla som förtröstar på dem.
19 Ni av Israels hus, lova Herren!
Ni av Arons hus, lova Herren!
20 Ni av Levis hus, lova Herren!
Ni som fruktar Herren, lova Herren!
21 Lovad vare Herren från Sion,
han som bor i Jerusalem.
Halleluja!
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