Psalm 135–136

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

135^uPraise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord,

give praise, O ^vservants of the Lord,

²who ⁿstand in the house of the Lord,

in ^wthe courts of the house of our God!

³Praise the Lord, for ^xthe Lord is good;

sing to his name, ^yfor it is pleasant!¹

⁴For the Lord has ^zchosen Jacob for himself,

Israel as his ^aown possession.

⁵For I know that ^bthe Lord is great,

and that our Lord is above all gods.

^6cWhatever the Lord pleases, he does,

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all deeps.

^7dHe it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,

who ^emakes lightnings for the rain

and brings forth the wind from his ^fstorehouses.

⁸He it was who ^gstruck down the firstborn of Egypt,

both of man and of beast;

⁹who in your midst, O Egypt,

sent ^hsigns and wonders

against Pharaoh and all his servants;

¹⁰ⁱwho struck down many nations

and killed mighty kings,

^11jSihon, king of the Amorites,

and ^kOg, king of Bashan,

and ^lall the kingdoms of Canaan,

¹²and ^mgave their land as a heritage,

a heritage to his people Israel.

¹³ⁿYour name, O Lord, endures forever,

^oyour renown,² O Lord, throughout all ages.

^14pFor the Lord will vindicate his people

and ^qhave compassion on his servants.

^15rThe idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

¹⁶They have mouths, but do not speak;

they have eyes, but do not see;

¹⁷they have ears, but do not hear,

nor is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸Those who make them become like them;

so do all who trust in them.

^19sO house of Israel, bless the Lord!

O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!

²⁰O house of Levi, bless the Lord!

You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

²¹Blessed be the Lord ^tfrom Zion,

he who ^udwells in Jerusalem!

^vPraise the Lord!

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

136^wGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

^xfor his steadfast love endures forever.

²Give thanks to ^ythe God of gods,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

³Give thanks to ^ythe Lord of lords,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴to him who alone ^zdoes great wonders,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁵to him who ^aby understanding ^bmade the heavens,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁶to him who ^cspread out the earth ^dabove the waters,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁷to him who ^emade the great lights,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁸the sun to rule over the day,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁹the moon and stars to rule over the night,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁰to him who ^fstruck down the firstborn of Egypt,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹¹and ^gbrought Israel out from among them,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹²with ^ha strong hand and an outstretched arm,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹³to him who ⁱdivided the Red Sea in two,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

^14jand made Israel pass through the midst of it,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁵but ^koverthrew¹ Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁶to him who ^lled his people through the wilderness,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁷to him ^mwho struck down great kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁸and killed mighty kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

²⁰and Og, king of Bashan,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

²¹and gave their land as a heritage,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

²²a heritage to Israel his ⁿservant,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

²³It is he who ^oremembered us in our low estate,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

²⁴and ^prescued us from our foes,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

²⁵he who ^qgives food to all flesh,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to ^rthe God of heaven,

for his steadfast love endures forever.