Psalm 134

New American Standard Bible

Greetings of Night Watchers.

A Song of Ascents.

134 Behold, ^(A)bless the Lord, all you ^(B)servants of the Lord,
Who ^[a]^(C)serve ^(D)by night in the house of the Lord!
²^(E)Lift up your hands to the ^(F)sanctuary
And bless the Lord.
³May the Lord ^(G)bless you from Zion,
He who ^(H)made heaven and earth.

Footnotes

Psalm 134:1 Lit stand

Psalm 146

New American Standard Bible

The Lord, an Abundant Helper.

146 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
^(A)Praise the Lord, my soul!
²I will praise the Lord ^(B)while I live;
I will ^(C)sing praises to my God while I ^[c]have my being.
³^(D)Do not trust in noblemen,
In ^[d]mortal ^(E)man, in whom there is ^(F)no salvation.
⁴His ^(G)spirit departs, he ^(H)returns to ^[e]the earth;
On that very day his ^(I)plans perish.
⁵^(J)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose ^(K)hope is in the Lord his God,
⁶Who ^(L)made heaven and earth,
The ^(M)sea and everything that is in them;
Who ^(N)keeps ^[f]faith forever;
⁷Who ^(O)executes justice for the oppressed;
Who ^(P)gives food to the hungry.
The Lord ^(Q)frees the prisoners.

⁸The Lord ^(R)opens the eyes of those who are blind;
The Lord ^(S)raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord ^(T)loves the righteous.
⁹The Lord ^(U)watches over strangers;
He ^[g]^(V)supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He ^[h]thwarts ^(W)the way of the wicked.
¹⁰The Lord will ^(X)reign forever,
Your God, Zion, to all generations.
^[i]Praise ^[j]the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 146:1 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 146:1 Heb Yah
Psalm 146:2 Lit still am
Psalm 146:3 Lit a son of man
Psalm 146:4 Lit his earth
Psalm 146:6 Or truth
Psalm 146:9 Or relieves
Psalm 146:9 Lit bends
Psalm 146:10 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 146:10 Heb Yah

Psalm 147

New American Standard Bible

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

147 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
For ^(A)it is good to sing praises to our God;
For ^[c]it is pleasant and praise is ^[d]^(B)beautiful.
²The Lord ^(C)builds up Jerusalem;
He ^(D)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³He heals the ^(E)brokenhearted
And ^(F)binds up their ^[e]wounds.
⁴He ^(G)counts the number of the stars;
He ^[f]^(H)gives names to all of them.
⁵^(I)Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His ^(J)understanding is ^[g]infinite.
⁶The Lord ^[h]^(K)supports the afflicted;
He brings the wicked down to the ground.

⁷^(L)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God on the lyre;
⁸It is He who ^(M)covers the heavens with clouds,
Who ^(N)provides rain for the earth,
Who ^(O)makes grass sprout on the mountains.
⁹It is He who ^(P)gives an animal its food,
And feeds ^(Q)young ravens that cry.
¹⁰He does not delight in ^[i]the strength of the ^(R)horse;
He ^(S)does not take pleasure in the ^[j]legs of a man.
¹¹The Lord ^(T)favors those who fear Him,
^(U)Those who wait for His ^[k]faithfulness.

¹²Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
¹³For He has strengthened the ^(V)bars of your gates;
He has ^(W)blessed your sons among you.
¹⁴He ^(X)makes ^[l]peace in your borders;
He ^(Y)satisfies you with ^(Z)the ^[m]finest of the wheat.
¹⁵He sends His ^(AA)command to the earth;
His ^(AB)word runs very swiftly.
¹⁶He ^[n]showers ^(AC)snow like wool;
He scatters the ^(AD)frost like ashes.
¹⁷He hurls His ^(AE)ice as fragments;
Who can stand before His ^(AF)cold?
¹⁸He ^(AG)sends His word and makes them melt;
He ^(AH)makes His wind blow, and the waters flow.
¹⁹He ^(AI)declares His words to Jacob,
His ^(AJ)statutes and His judgments to Israel.
²⁰He ^(AK)has not dealt this way with any other nation;
And as for His judgments, ^[o]they have ^(AL)not known them.
^[p]Praise ^[q]the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 147:1 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 147:1 Heb Yah
Psalm 147:1 Or He is delightful
Psalm 147:1 Or fitting
Psalm 147:3 Lit pains
Psalm 147:4 Or calls them all by their names
Psalm 147:5 Lit innumerable
Psalm 147:6 Or relieves
Psalm 147:10 I.e., as a military asset
Psalm 147:10 I.e., as a military asset
Psalm 147:11 Or mercy
Psalm 147:14 Lit your borders peace
Psalm 147:14 Lit fat
Psalm 147:16 Lit gives
Psalm 147:20 I.e., the other nations
Psalm 147:20 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 147:20 Heb Yah

Psalm 148

New American Standard Bible

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

148 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^(A)from the heavens;
Praise Him ^(B)in the heights!
²Praise Him, ^(C)all His angels;
Praise Him, ^(D)all His heavenly armies!
³Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
⁴Praise Him, ^[c]^(E)highest heavens,
And the ^(F)waters that are above the heavens!
⁵They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For ^(G)He commanded and they were created.
⁶He has also ^(H)established them forever and ever;
He has made a ^(I)decree, and it will not pass away.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,
^(J)Sea monsters, and all the ocean ^(K)depths;
⁸^(L)Fire and hail, ^(M)snow and ^(N)clouds;
^(O)Stormy wind, ^(P)fulfilling His word;
⁹^(Q)Mountains and all hills;
Fruit ^(R)trees and all cedars;
¹⁰^(S)Animals and all cattle;
^(T)Crawling things and winged fowl;
¹¹^(U)Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Rulers and all judges of the earth;
¹²Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.

¹³They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For His ^(V)name alone is exalted;
His ^(W)majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴And He has ^(X)lifted up a horn for His people,
^(Y)Praise for all His godly ones,
For the sons of Israel, a people ^(Z)near to Him.
^[d]Praise ^[e]the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 148:1 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 148:1 Heb Yah
Psalm 148:4 Lit heavens of heavens
Psalm 148:14 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 148:14 Heb Yah

Psalm 149

New American Standard Bible

Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.

149 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
Sing a ^(A)new song to the Lord,
And His praise ^(B)in the congregation of the godly ones.
²Israel shall be joyful in ^(C)his Maker;
The sons of Zion shall rejoice in their ^(D)King.
³They shall praise His name with ^(E)dancing;
They shall sing praises to Him with ^(F)tambourine and lyre.
⁴For the Lord ^(G)takes pleasure in His people;
He will ^(H)glorify the lowly with salvation.

⁵The ^(I)godly ones shall be jubilant in glory;
They shall ^(J)sing for joy on their beds.
⁶The ^(K)high praises of God shall be in their ^[c]mouths,
And a ^(L)two-edged ^(M)sword in their hands,
⁷To ^(N)execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishment on the peoples,
⁸To bind their kings ^(O)with chains,
And their ^(P)dignitaries with shackles of iron,
⁹To ^(Q)execute against them the judgment written.
This is an ^(R)honor for all His godly ones.
^[d]Praise ^[e]the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 149:1 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 149:1 Heb Yah
Psalm 149:6 Lit throat
Psalm 149:9 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 149:9 Heb Yah

Psalm 150

New American Standard Bible

A Psalm of Praise.

150 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
Praise God in His ^(A)sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty ^[c]^(B)expanse.
²Praise Him for His ^(C)mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent ^(D)greatness.

³Praise Him with ^(E)trumpet sound;
Praise Him with ^(F)harp and lyre.
⁴Praise Him with ^(G)tambourine and dancing;
Praise Him with ^(H)stringed instruments and ^(I)flute.
⁵Praise Him with loud ^(J)cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
⁶^(K)Everything that has breath shall praise ^[d]the Lord.
^[e]Praise ^[f]the Lord!