Psalm 134–137

Psalm 134

CALL TO EVENING WORSHIP

A song of ascents.

¹Now bless the Lord,

all you servants of the Lord

who stand in the Lord’s house at night!^j

²Lift up your hands in the holy place

and bless the Lord!^k

³May the Lord,

Maker of heaven and earth,

bless you from Zion.^l

Psalm 135

THE LORD IS GREAT

¹Hallelujah!

Praise the name of the Lord.

Give praise, you servants of the Lord^m

²who stand in the house of the Lord,

in the courts of the house of our God.ⁿ

³Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;

sing praise to his name, for it is delightful.^o

⁴For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel as his treasured possession.^p

⁵For I know that the Lord is great;

our Lord is greater than all gods.^q

⁶The Lord does whatever he pleases

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all the depths.^r

⁷He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from his storehouses.^s

⁸He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

both people and animals.^t

⁹He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,

against Pharaoh and all his officials.^u

¹⁰He struck down many nations

and slaughtered mighty kings:^v

¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites,

Og king of Bashan,

and all the kings of Canaan.^w

¹²He gave their land as an inheritance,

an inheritance to his people Israel.^x

¹³Lord, your name endures forever,

your reputation, Lord,

through all generations.^y

¹⁴For the Lord will vindicate his people

and have compassion on his servants.^z

¹⁵The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,

made by human hands.^aa

¹⁶They have mouths but cannot speak,^ab

eyes, but cannot see.

¹⁷They have ears but cannot hear;

indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.^ac

¹⁸Those who make them are just like them,

as are all who trust in them.^ad

¹⁹House of Israel, bless the Lord!^ae

House of Aaron, bless the Lord!^af

²⁰House of Levi, bless the Lord!

You who revere the Lord, bless the Lord!^ag

²¹Blessed be the Lord from Zion;^ah

he dwells in Jerusalem.^ai

Hallelujah!

Psalm 136

GOD’S LOVE IS ETERNAL

¹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.^a

His faithful love endures forever.

²Give thanks to the God of gods.

His faithful love endures forever.

³Give thanks to the Lord of lords.^b

His faithful love endures forever.

⁴He alone does great wonders.^c

His faithful love endures forever.

⁵He made the heavens skillfully.^d

His faithful love endures forever.

⁶He spread the land on the waters.^e

His faithful love endures forever.

⁷He made the great lights:^f

His faithful love endures forever.

⁸the sun to rule by day,

His faithful love endures forever.

⁹the moon and stars to rule by night.^g

His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁰He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians^h

His faithful love endures forever.

¹¹and brought Israel out from among them

His faithful love endures forever.

¹²with a strong hand and outstretched arm.ⁱ

His faithful love endures forever.

¹³He divided the Red Sea^j

His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁴and led Israel through,^k

His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁵but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.^l

His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁶He led his people in the wilderness.^m

His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁷He struck down great kings

His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁸and slaughtered famous kings—

His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites

His faithful love endures forever.

²⁰and Og king of Bashan—

His faithful love endures forever.

²¹and gave their land as an inheritance,

His faithful love endures forever.

²²an inheritance to Israel his servant.ⁿ

His faithful love endures forever.

²³He remembered us in our humiliation^o

His faithful love endures forever.

²⁴and rescued us from our foes.^p

His faithful love endures forever.

²⁵He gives food to every creature.^q

His faithful love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven!^r

His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 137

LAMENT OF THE EXILES

¹By the rivers of Babylon—

there we sat down and wept

when we remembered Zion.^s

²There we hung up our lyres

on the poplar trees,^t

³for our captors there asked us for songs,

and our tormentors, for rejoicing:

“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”^u

⁴How can we sing the Lord’s song

on foreign soil?^v

⁵If I forget you, Jerusalem,

may my right hand forget its skill.^w

⁶May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth

if I do not remember you,

if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!^x

⁷Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said

that day^A at Jerusalem:

“Destroy it! Destroy it

down to its foundations!”^y

⁸Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,

happy is the one who pays you back

what you have done to us.^z

⁹Happy is he who takes your little ones

and dashes them against the rocks.^aa