135:1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord. Praise him, you servants of the Lord.
135:2 Praise him, you who stand in the Lord’s Temple and in the Temple courtyards.
135:3 Praise the Lord, because he is good. Sing praises 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.
135:5 I know that the Lord is great. Our Lord is greater than all the gods.
135:6 The Lord does what he wants, 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 the lightning with the rain. He brings out the wind from his storehouses.
135:8 He destroyed the firstborn sons in Egypt, the firstborn of both men and animals.
135:9 He did many signs and miracles in Egypt. He did amazing things to the king and his servants.
135:10 He defeated many nations and killed powerful kings:
135:11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan and all the kings of Canaan.
135:12 Then he gave their land as a gift. It was a gift to his people, the Israelites.
135:13 Lord, your name is everlasting. Lord, you will be remembered from now on.
135:14 You defend your people. You have mercy on your servants.
135:15 The idols of other nations are made of silver and gold. They are made by 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 The people who make idols and trust them are all like them.
135:19 Family of Israel, praise the Lord. Family of Aaron, praise the Lord.
135:20 Family of Levi, praise the Lord. You people who fear the Lord should praise him.
135:21 You people of Jerusalem, praise the Lord on Mount Zion. Praise the Lord!
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