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

Praising God for His Graciousness

135 Hallelujah!
    Praise the name of the Lord!
Give praise, you servants of the Lord,
you who are standing in the Lord’s Temple,
        in the courtyards of the house of our God.

Praise the Lord,
    because the Lord is good;
Sing to his name,
    for he is gracious.
It is Jacob whom the Lord chose for himself—
    Israel as his personal possession.

Indeed, I know that the Lord is great,
    and that our Lord[a] surpasses all gods.
The Lord does whatever pleases him
    in heaven and on earth,
        in the seas and all its[b] deep regions.
He makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth,
    fashioning lightning for the rain,
        bringing the wind from his storehouses.

It was the Lord[c] who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    including both men and animals.
He sent signs and wonders among you, Egypt,
    before[d] Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 He struck down many nations,
    killing many kings—
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    Og, king of Bashan,
        and every kingdom of Canaan—
12 and he gave their land as an inheritance,
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

13 Your name, Lord, exists forever,
    and your reputation, Lord, throughout the ages.
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people,
    and he will show compassion on his servants.

15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
    worked by[e] the hands of human beings.
16 Mouths are attributed to them,
    but they cannot speak;
sight is attributed to them,
    but they cannot see;
17 ears are attributed to them,
    but they do not hear,
        and there is no breath in their mouths.
18 Those who craft them—
    and all[f] who trust in them—
        will become like them.

19 House of Israel, bless the Lord!
    House of Aaron, bless the Lord!
20 House of Levi, bless the Lord!
    You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion,
    he who lives in Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 135:5 So MT LXX; DSS 11QPsa reads God
  2. Psalm 135:6 So DSS 11QPsa; MT LXX lack its
  3. Psalm 135:8 Lit. was he
  4. Psalm 135:9 Or among
  5. Psalm 135:15 So MT LXX; DSS 4QPsk reads gold, products of
  6. Psalm 135:18 So LXX DSS 11QPsa; the lacks and