Psalm 135

Praise to God for His Power and Redemption

135Praise Yah!^a Praise the name of Yahweh.

Praise him, O servants of Yahweh,

²who stand in the house^b of Yahweh,

in the courts of the house^c of our God.

³Praise Yah,^d for Yahweh is good.

Sing praises concerning his name, for it is pleasant.

⁴For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel as his special possession.

⁵For I know that Yahweh is great,

and our Lord is greater than all gods.

⁶All that Yahweh desires, he does,

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all the depths.

⁷He causes clouds to rise from the edge of the earth;

he makes lightnings for the rain;

he brings out the wind from his storehouses.

⁸Who struck the firstborn of Egypt,

both of humans^e and animals.^f

⁹He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,

against Pharaoh and all his servants.

¹⁰Who struck many nations

and killed mighty kings—

¹¹Sihon the king of the Amorites,

and Og the king of Bashan,

and all the kingdoms of Canaan—

¹²and he gave their land as an inheritance,

an inheritance for his people Israel.

¹³O Yahweh, your name endures forever,

O Yahweh, your renown^g throughout all generations,^h

¹⁴for Yahweh will plead the cause of his people

and will have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of the hands of humankind.

¹⁶They have mouths, but cannot speak;

they have eyes, but cannot see;

¹⁷they have ears, but cannot hear;

there is not even breath in their mouths.

¹⁸Those who make them become like them,

as does everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹O house of Israel, bless Yahweh.

O house of Aaron, bless Yahweh.

²⁰O house of Levi, bless Yahweh.

You who fear Yahweh, bless Yahweh.

²¹Blessed be Yahweh from Zion,

who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise Yah!ⁱ