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135:1  Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; praise him, you servants of the Lord,
135:2  you who stand in the Lord’s ·Temple [L house] and in the ·Temple courtyards [L courtyards of the house of our God].
135:3  Praise the Lord, because the Lord is good; ·sing praises [make a psalm] to him, because it is pleasant.
135:4  The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself; he has chosen the people of Israel ·for his very own [as his special possession/treasure; Ex. 19:5–6; Deut. 7:6; 14:2; Mal. 3:17].
135:5  I know that the Lord is great. Our Lord is greater than all the gods.
135:6  The Lord does what he pleases, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and the deep oceans.
135:7  He brings the clouds from the ends of the earth. He ·sends [L makes] the lightning with the rain. He brings out the wind from his storehouses [Job 38:22–23].
135:8  He ·destroyed [L struck] the firstborn sons in Egypt the firstborn of both people and animals [Ex. 12].
135:9  He ·did [L sent] many signs and ·miracles [wonders] in Egypt against ·the king [L Pharaoh] and all his servants [L the plagues; Ex. 7–12].
135:10  He ·defeated [L struck] many nations and killed ·powerful [strong] kings:
135:11  Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan [Num. 21:21–35], and all the kings of Canaan [Num. 21:1–3; Josh. 1–12].
135:12  Then he gave their land as a ·gift [L inheritance], a ·gift [L inheritance] to his people, the Israelites [Josh. 13–24].
135:13  Lord, your name is everlasting; Lord, you will be remembered forever.
135:14  The Lord ·defends [vindicates] his people and ·has mercy on [shows grace to] his servants.
135:15  The idols of other nations are made of silver and gold, the work of human hands.
135:16  They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see.
135:17  They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have no breath in their mouths.
135:18  People who make idols will be like them, and so will those who ·trust [have confidence in] them [115:4–8; Is. 44:9–20; 46:6–7; Jer. 10:1–9; Hab. 2:18–19].
135:19  ·Family [L House] of Israel, ·praise [bless] the Lord. ·Family [L House] of Aaron [C the priests], ·praise [bless] the Lord.
135:20  ·Family [L House] of Levi [C assistants to the priests], ·praise [bless] the Lord. You who ·respect [fear] the Lord [Prov. 1:7] should ·praise [bless] him.
135:21  You ·people of [L who live in] Jerusalem, ·praise [bless] the Lord on Mount Zion [C the location of the Temple]. Praise the Lord!