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135 Praise Yah!
    Praise Yahweh’s name!
    Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
you who stand in Yahweh’s house,
    in the courts of our God’s house.
Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good.
    Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself,
    Israel for his own possession.
For I know that Yahweh is great,
    that our Lord is above all gods.
Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done,
    in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
    He makes lightnings with the rain.
    He brings the wind out of his treasuries.
He struck the firstborn of Egypt,
    both of man and animal.
He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt,
    on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.
10 He struck many nations,
    and killed mighty kings,
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
    Og king of Bashan,
    and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
12 and gave their land for a heritage,
    a heritage to Israel, his people.
13 Your name, Yahweh, endures forever;
    your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.
14 For Yahweh will judge his people
    and have compassion on his servants.

15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
    the work of men’s hands.
16 They have mouths, but they can’t speak.
    They have eyes, but they can’t see.
17 They have ears, but they can’t hear,
    neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
    yes, everyone who trusts in them.
19 House of Israel, praise Yahweh!
    House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!
20 House of Levi, praise Yahweh!
    You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!
21 Blessed be Yahweh from Zion,
    who dwells at Jerusalem.
Praise Yah!

Psalm 135

135 Praise the Lord!
    Praise the Lord’s name!
    All you who serve the Lord, praise God!
All you who stand in the Lord’s house—
        who stand in the courtyards of our God’s temple—
    praise the Lord, because the Lord is good!
        Sing praises to God’s name because it is beautiful!
Because the Lord chose Jacob as his own,
    God chose Israel as his treasured possession.

Yes, I know for certain that the Lord is great—
    I know our Lord is greater than all other gods.
The Lord can do whatever he wants
    in heaven or on earth,
    in the seas and in every ocean depth.
God forms clouds at the far corners of the earth.
    God makes lightning for the rain.
    God releases the wind from its storeroom.
    God struck down the Egyptians’ oldest offspring—
        both human and animal!
God sent signs and wonders into the very center of Egypt—
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 God struck down many nations
    and killed mighty kings:
11 Sihon the Amorite king,
    Og the king of Bashan,
    and all the Canaanite kings.
12 Then God handed their land over as an inheritance—
    as an inheritance to Israel, his own people.

13 Lord, your name is forever!
    Lord, your fame extends from one generation to the next!
14 The Lord gives justice to his people
    and has compassion on those who serve him.

15 The nations’ idols are just silver and gold—
    things made by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they can’t speak.
    They have eyes, but they can’t see.
17 They have ears, but they can’t listen.
    No, there’s no breath in their lungs!
18 Let the people who made these idols
    and all who trust in them
    become just like them!

19 House of Israel, bless the Lord!
    House of Aaron, bless the Lord!
20     House of Levi, bless the Lord!
    You who honor the Lord, bless the Lord!
21 Bless the Lord from Zion—
    bless the one who lives in Jerusalem!

Praise the Lord!