Psalm 135–136

Psalm 135

¹Praise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord;

^aPraise Him, O you servants of the Lord!

^2bYou who stand in the house of the Lord,

In ^cthe courts of the house of our God,

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

Sing praises to His name, ^efor it is pleasant.

⁴For ^fthe Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,

Israel for His ¹special treasure.

⁵For I know that ^gthe Lord is great,

And our Lord is above all gods.

^6hWhatever the Lord pleases He does,

In heaven and in earth,

In the seas and in all deep places.

⁷ⁱHe causes the ²vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;

^jHe makes lightning for the rain;

He brings the wind out of His ^ktreasuries.

^8lHe ³destroyed the firstborn of Egypt,

⁴Both of man and beast.

^9mHe sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt,

ⁿUpon Pharaoh and all his servants.

^10oHe defeated many nations

And slew mighty kings—

¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites,

Og king of Bashan,

And ^pall the kingdoms of Canaan—

^12qAnd gave their land as a ⁵heritage,

A heritage to Israel His people.

^13rYour name, O Lord, endures forever,

Your fame, O Lord, throughout all generations.

^14sFor the Lord will judge His people,

And He will have compassion on His servants.

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

The work of men’s hands.

¹⁶They have mouths, but they do not speak;

Eyes they have, but they do not see;

¹⁷They have ears, but they do not hear;

Nor is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸Those who make them are like them;

So is everyone who trusts in them.

^19uBless the Lord, O house of Israel!

Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron!

²⁰Bless the Lord, O house of Levi!

You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

²¹Blessed be the Lord ^vout of Zion,

Who dwells in Jerusalem!

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 136

¹Oh, ^agive thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

^bFor His mercy endures forever.

²Oh, give thanks to ^cthe God of gods!

For His mercy endures forever.

³Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!

For His mercy endures forever:

⁴To Him ^dwho alone does great wonders,

For His mercy endures forever;

^5eTo Him who by wisdom made the heavens,

For His mercy endures forever;

^6fTo Him who laid out the earth above the waters,

For His mercy endures forever;

^7gTo Him who made great lights,

For His mercy endures forever—

^8hThe sun to rule by day,

For His mercy endures forever;

⁹The moon and stars to rule by night,

For His mercy endures forever.

¹⁰ⁱTo Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,

For His mercy endures forever;

^11jAnd brought out Israel from among them,

For His mercy endures forever;

^12kWith a strong hand, and with ¹an outstretched arm,

For His mercy endures forever;

^13lTo Him who divided the Red Sea in two,

For His mercy endures forever;

¹⁴And made Israel pass through the midst of it,

For His mercy endures forever;

^15mBut overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,

For His mercy endures forever;

¹⁶ⁿTo Him who led His people through the wilderness,

For His mercy endures forever;

^17oTo Him who struck down great kings,

For His mercy endures forever;

^18pAnd slew famous kings,

For His mercy endures forever—

^19qSihon king of the Amorites,

For His mercy endures forever;

^20rAnd Og king of Bashan,

For His mercy endures forever—

^21sAnd gave their land as a ²heritage,

For His mercy endures forever;

²²A heritage to Israel His servant,

For His mercy endures forever.

²³Who ^tremembered us in our lowly state,

For His mercy endures forever;

²⁴And ^urescued us from our enemies,

For His mercy endures forever;

^25vWho gives food to all flesh,

For His mercy endures forever.

²⁶Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!

For His mercy endures forever.