Psalm 134–137

Psalm 134

A Song of Ascents.

¹Behold, bless ye Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah,

That by night stand in the house of Jehovah.

²Lift up your hands to the sanctuary,

And bless ye Jehovah.

³Jehovah bless thee out of Zion;

Even he that made heaven and earth.

Psalm 135

¹Praise ye Jehovah.

Praise ye the name of Jehovah;

Praise him, O ye servants of Jehovah,

²Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah,

In the courts of the house of our God.

³Praise ye Jehovah; for Jehovah is good:

Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

⁴For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself,

And Israel for his own possession.

⁵For I know that Jehovah is great,

And that our Lord is above all gods.

⁶Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath he done,

In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;

⁷Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;

Who maketh lightnings for the rain;

Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries;

⁸Who smote the first-born of Egypt,

Both of man and beast;

⁹Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt,

Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants;

¹⁰Who smote many nations,

And slew mighty kings,

¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites,

And Og king of Bashan,

And all the kingdoms of Canaan,

¹²And gave their land for a heritage,

A heritage unto Israel his people.

¹³Thy name, O Jehovah, endureth for ever;

Thy memorial name, O Jehovah, throughout all generations.

¹⁴For Jehovah will judge his people,

And repent himself concerning his servants.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

¹⁶They have mouths, but they speak not;

Eyes have they, but they see not;

¹⁷They have ears, but they hear not;

Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸They that make them shall be like unto them;

Yea, every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah:

O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah:

²⁰O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah:

Ye that fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

²¹Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion,

Who dwelleth at Jerusalem.

Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalm 136

¹Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

²Oh give thanks unto the God of gods;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

³Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

⁴To him who alone doeth great wonders;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

⁵To him that by understanding made the heavens;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

⁶To him that spread forth the earth above the waters;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

⁷To him that made great lights;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

⁸The sun to rule by day;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

⁹The moon and stars to rule by night;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

¹⁰To him that smote Egypt in their first-born;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

¹¹And brought out Israel from among them;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

¹²With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

¹³To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

¹⁴And made Israel to pass through the midst of it;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

¹⁵But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

¹⁶To him that led his people through the wilderness;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

¹⁷To him that smote great kings;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

¹⁸And slew famous kings;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites;

For his lovingkindness endureth forever;

²⁰And Og king of Bashan;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

²¹And gave their land for a heritage;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

²²Even a heritage unto Israel his servant;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

²³Who remembered us in our low estate;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

²⁴And hath delivered us from our adversaries;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

²⁵Who giveth food to all flesh;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

²⁶Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Psalm 137

¹By the rivers of Babylon,

There we sat down, yea, we wept,

When we remembered Zion.

²Upon the willows in the midst thereof

We hanged up our harps.

³For there they that led us captive required of us songs,

And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying,

Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

⁴How shall we sing Jehovah’s song

In a foreign land?

⁵If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,

Let my right hand forget her skill.

⁶Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth,

If I remember thee not;

If I prefer not Jerusalem

Above my chief joy.

⁷Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom

The day of Jerusalem;

Who said, Rase it, rase it,

Even to the foundation thereof.

⁸O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed,

Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee

As thou hast served us.

⁹Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones

Against the rock.