Psalm 135

New American Standard Bible

Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Futility of Idols.

135 ^[a]^(A)Praise ^[b]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, you ^(B)servants of the Lord,
²You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the ^(C)courtyards of the house of our God!
³^[c]Praise ^[d]the Lord, for ^(D)the Lord is good;
^(E)Sing praises to His name, ^(F)for it is lovely.
⁴For ^[e]the Lord has ^(G)chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His ^(H)own possession.

⁵For I know that ^(I)the Lord is great
And that our Lord is ^(J)above all gods.
⁶^(K)Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
⁷^[f]He ^(L)causes the ^[g]mist to ascend from the ends of the earth,
^[h]He ^(M)makes lightning for the rain;
^[i]He ^(N)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

⁸^[j]He ^(O)struck the firstborn of Egypt,
^[k]Both human firstborn and animal.
⁹^[l]He sent ^(P)signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
Upon ^(Q)Pharaoh and all his servants.
¹⁰^[m]^(R)He ^(S)struck many nations
And brought death to mighty kings,
¹¹^(T)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
^(U)Og, king of Bashan,
And ^(V)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
¹²And He ^(W)gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to His people Israel.
¹³Your ^(X)name, Lord, is everlasting,
The mention of You, Lord, is ^[n]throughout all generations.
¹⁴For the Lord will ^(Y)judge His people
And ^(Z)will have compassion on His servants.
¹⁵The ^(AA)idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold,
The work of human hands.
¹⁶They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
¹⁷They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
¹⁸Those who make them will become like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹House of ^(AB)Israel, bless the Lord;
House of Aaron, bless the Lord;
²⁰House of Levi, bless the Lord;
You ^(AC)who ^[o]revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
²¹Blessed be the Lord ^(AD)from Zion,
Who ^(AE)dwells in Jerusalem.
^[p]Praise ^[q]the Lord!