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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

Psalm 135(A)

Praise the Lord.[a]

Praise the name of the Lord;
    praise him, you servants(B) of the Lord,
you who minister in the house(C) of the Lord,
    in the courts(D) of the house of our God.

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;(E)
    sing praise to his name,(F) for that is pleasant.(G)
For the Lord has chosen Jacob(H) to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.(I)

I know that the Lord is great,(J)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.(K)
The Lord does whatever pleases him,(L)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(M)
    in the seas and all their depths.
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain(N)
    and brings out the wind(O) from his storehouses.(P)

He struck down the firstborn(Q) of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
He sent his signs(R) and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.(S)
10 He struck down many(T) nations
    and killed mighty kings—
11 Sihon(U) king of the Amorites,(V)
    Og king of Bashan,(W)
    and all the kings of Canaan(X)
12 and he gave their land as an inheritance,(Y)
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

13 Your name, Lord, endures forever,(Z)
    your renown,(AA) Lord, through all generations.
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people(AB)
    and have compassion on his servants.(AC)

15 The idols of the nations(AD) are silver and gold,
    made by human hands.(AE)
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(AF)
    eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath(AG) in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

19 All you Israelites, praise the Lord;(AH)
    house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
20 house of Levi, praise the Lord;
    you who fear him, praise the Lord.
21 Praise be to the Lord from Zion,(AI)
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.(AJ)

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21