Psalm 135–137
1 Praise the Lord.a
Praise the name of the Lord;
praise him, you servantsv of the Lord,
2 you who minister in the housew of the Lord,
in the courtsx of the house of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;y
sing praise to his name,z for that is pleasant.a
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacobb to be his own,
Israel to be his treasured possession.c
5 I know that the Lord is great,d
that our Lord is greater than all gods.e
6 The Lord does whatever pleases him,f
in the heavens and on the earth,g
in the seas and all their depths.
7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he sends lightning with the rainh
and brings out the windi from his storehouses.j
8 He struck down the firstbornk of Egypt,
the firstborn of people and animals.
9 He sent his signsl and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his servants.m
10 He struck down manyn nations
and killed mighty kings—
11 Sihono king of the Amorites,p
Og king of Bashan,q
and all the kings of Canaanr—
12 and he gave their land as an inheritance,s
an inheritance to his people Israel.
13 Your name, Lord, endures forever,t
your renown,u Lord, through all generations.
14 For the Lord will vindicate his peoplev
and have compassion on his servants.w
15 The idols of the nationsx are silver and gold,
made by human hands.y
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,z
eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear,
nor is there breatha 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;b
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,c
to him who dwells in Jerusalem.d
Praise the Lord.
1 Give thankse to the Lord, for he is good.f
His love endures forever.g
2 Give thanksh to the God of gods.i
His love endures forever.
3 Give thanksj to the Lord of lords:k
His love endures forever.
4 to him who alone does great wonders,l
His love endures forever.
5 who by his understandingm made the heavens,n
His love endures forever.
6 who spread out the eartho upon the waters,p
His love endures forever.
7 who made the great lightsq—
His love endures forever.
8 the sun to governr the day,
His love endures forever.
9 the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.
10 to him who struck down the firstborns of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel outt from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty handu and outstretched arm;v
His love endures forever.
13 to him who divided the Red Seaa w asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel throughx the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;y
His love endures forever.
16 to him who led his people through the wilderness;z
His love endures forever.
17 to him who struck down great kings,a
His love endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kingsb—
His love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amoritesc
His love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashand—
His love endures forever.
21 and gave their lande as an inheritance,f
His love endures forever.
22 an inheritanceg to his servant Israel.h
His love endures forever.
23 He remembered usi in our low estate
His love endures forever.
24 and freed usj from our enemies.k
His love endures forever.
25 He gives foodl to every creature.
His love endures forever.
26 Give thanksm to the God of heaven.n
His love endures forever.o
1 By the rivers of Babylonp we sat and weptq
when we remembered Zion.r
2 There on the poplarss
we hung our harps,t
3 for there our captorsu asked us for songs,
our tormentors demandedv songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”w
4 How can we sing the songs of the Lordx
while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you,y Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
6 May my tongue cling to the roofz of my mouth
if I do not remembera you,
if I do not consider Jerusalemb
my highest joy.
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomitesc did
on the day Jerusalem fell.d
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”e
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,f
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes themg against the rocks.