Psalms 135 AMPC

1. PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise the name of the Lord; praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!

2. You who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God,

3. Praise the Lord! For the Lord is good; sing praises to His name, for He is gracious and lovely!

4. For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession and treasure. [Deut. 7:6.]

5. For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods.

6. Whatever the Lord pleases, that has He done in the heavens and on earth, in the seas and all deeps–

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;

8. Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast; [Exod. 12:12, 29; Ps. 78:51; 136:10.]

9. Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants;

10. Who smote nations many and great and slew mighty kings–

11. Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.

12. [The Lord] gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel His people.

13. Your name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame, O Lord, throughout all ages.

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]. [Heb. 10:30.]

15. The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

16. [Idols] have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

17. They have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths.

18. Those who make [idols] are like them; so is everyone who trusts in and relies on them. [Ps. 115:4-8.]

19. Bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord, O house of Israel; bless the Lord, O house of Aaron [God's ministers].

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]! [Deut. 6:5; Ps. 31:23.]

21. Blessed out of Zion be the Lord, Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)