Psalm 135

The Lord Is Great

Hallelujah!
Praise the name of the Lord.
Give praise, you servants of the Lord(A)
who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God.(B)
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
sing praise to his name, for it is delightful.(C)
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his treasured possession.(D)

For I know that the Lord is great;
our Lord is greater than all gods.(E)
The Lord does whatever he pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all the depths.(F)
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from his storehouses.(G)

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both people and animals.(H)
He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his officials.(I)
10 He struck down many nations
and slaughtered mighty kings:(J)
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
and all the kings of Canaan.(K)
12 He gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to his people Israel.(L)

13 Lord, your name endures forever,
your reputation, Lord,
through all generations.(M)
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.(N)

15 The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.(O)
16 They have mouths but cannot speak,(P)
eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears but cannot hear;
indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.(Q)
18 Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.(R)

19 House of Israel, bless the Lord!(S)
House of Aaron, bless the Lord!(T)
20 House of Levi, bless the Lord!
You who revere the Lord, bless the Lord!(U)
21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion;(V)
he dwells in Jerusalem.(W)
Hallelujah!

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