Psalm 135

The Voice

⁵ Now I know this: the Eternal is great; His power is unmatched.
    Our Master is above any so-called god.
⁶ He does whatever He pleases,
    in heaven, on earth,
    in the seas, and in all the ocean depths.
⁷ He draws up the clouds that rise over the whole earth,
    He causes rain and the lightning to strike,
    and He summons the wind from His storehouses.

⁸ He took the lives of Egypt’s firstborn,
    human and beast alike.
⁹ O Egypt, He worked wonders and signs before your eyes,
    signs against Pharaoh and Pharaoh’s servants.
¹⁰ He destroyed nation after nation
    and killed mighty kings:
¹¹ Sihon, the Amorite king;
    Og, the king of Bashan;
    and even all the kingdoms of Canaan.
¹² He conquered their land and gave it as an inheritance—
    an inheritance for His people, Israel.

¹³ Eternal One, Your name is everlasting.
    Your legacy, Eternal One, will be known through all the ages.
¹⁴ For the Eternal will judge His people,
    He will show compassion to those who serve Him.

¹⁵ The nations have idols of silver and gold,
    crafted by human hands!
¹⁶ They shaped mouths for them, but they cannot speak;
    they carved eyes into them, but they cannot see;
¹⁷ They placed ears on them, but they cannot hear;
    they cannot breathe, not even a puff of air from their mouths!
¹⁸ The artisans who made them
    are just like them,
    and so are all who mistakenly trust in them, no exceptions.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise the Eternal;
    house of Aaron, praise the Eternal;
²⁰ House of Levi, praise the Eternal;
    all those who revere the Eternal, praise Him!
²¹ Blessed be the Eternal from Zion,
    the One who has made Jerusalem His home.
Praise the Eternal!