Psalm 134–137

Psalm 134

A Song of degrees.

Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless Jehovah. Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth, bless thee out of Zion.

Psalm 135

¹Hallelujah! Praise the name of Jehovah; praise, ye servants of Jehovah, ²Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God. ³Praise ye Jah; for Jehovah is good: sing psalms unto his name; for it is pleasant. ⁴For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.

⁵For I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods. ⁶Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, he hath done in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps; ⁷Who causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; who maketh lightnings for the rain; who bringeth the wind out of his treasuries: ⁸Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast; ⁹Who sent signs and miracles into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants; ¹⁰Who smote great 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 an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people. ¹³Thy name, O Jehovah, is for ever; thy memorial, O Jehovah, from generation to generation. ¹⁴For Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands: ¹⁶They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not; ¹⁷They have ears, and they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth. ¹⁸They that make them are like unto them, —every one that confideth in them. ¹⁹House of Israel, bless ye Jehovah; house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah; ²⁰House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah. ²¹Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem! Hallelujah!

Psalm 136

¹Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever: ²Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ³Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. ⁴To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever: ⁵To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ⁶To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ⁷To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ⁸The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ⁹The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

¹⁰To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ¹¹And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ¹²With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ¹³To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ¹⁴And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ¹⁵And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ¹⁶To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ¹⁷To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ¹⁸And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ²⁰And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ²¹And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, ²²An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

²³Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; ²⁴And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever: ²⁵Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. ²⁶Give ye thanks unto the •God of the heavens; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.

Psalm 137

¹By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. ²We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. ³For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail required mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. ⁴How should we sing a song of Jehovah’s upon a foreign soil? ⁵If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill; ⁶If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

⁷Remember, O Jehovah, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, Lay it bare, Lay it bare, down to its foundation! ⁸Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us. ⁹Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.