135:1 PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise the name of the Lord; praise Him, O you servants of the Lord! |
135:2 You who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God, |
135:3 Praise the Lord! For the Lord is good; sing praises to His name, for He is gracious {and} lovely! |
135:4 For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession {and} treasure. |
135:5 For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods. |
135:6 Whatever the Lord pleases, that has He done in the heavens and on earth, in the seas and all deeps-- |
135:7 Who causes the vapors to arise from the ends of the earth, Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings the wind out of His storehouses; |
135:8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast; |
135:9 Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants; |
135:10 Who smote nations many {and} great and slew mighty kings-- |
135:11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. |
135:12 [The Lord] gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel His people. |
135:13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame, O Lord, throughout all ages. |
135:14 For the Lord will judge {and} vindicate His people, and He will delay His judgments [manifesting His righteousness and mercy] {and} take into favor His servants [those who meet His terms of separation unto Him]. |
135:15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. |
135:16 [Idols] have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; |
135:17 They have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths. |
135:18 Those who make [idols] are like them; so is everyone who trusts in {and} relies on them. |
135:19 Bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord, O house of Israel; bless the Lord, O house of Aaron [God's ministers]. |
135:20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi [the dedicated tribe]; you who reverently {and} worshipfully fear the Lord, bless the Lord [affectionately and gratefully praise Him]! |
135:21 Blessed out of Zion be the Lord, Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) |