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Psalm 135

New Revised Standard NRS

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; give praise, O servants of the Lord,

2 you that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for he is gracious.

4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.

5 For I know that the Lord is great; our Lord is above all gods.

6 Whatever the Lord pleases he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

7 He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

8 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both human beings and animals;

9 he sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings—

11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan—

12 and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.

13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.

14 For the Lord will vindicate his people, and have compassion on his servants.

15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

16 They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

17 they have ears, but they do not hear, and there is no breath in their mouths.

18 Those who make them and all who trust them shall become like them.

19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!

20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord! You that fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

21 Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who resides in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

The Message Bible MSG

1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of God, praise the works of God.

2 All you priests on duty in God's temple, serving in the sacred halls of our God,

3 Shout "Hallelujah!" because God's so good, sing anthems to his beautiful name.

4 And why? Because God chose Jacob, embraced Israel as a prize possession.

5 I too give witness to the greatness of God, our Lord, high above all other gods.

6 He does just as he pleases - however, wherever, whenever.

7 He makes the weather - clouds and thunder, lightning and rain, wind pouring out of the north.

8 He struck down the Egyptian firstborn, both human and animal firstborn.

9 He made Egypt sit up and take notice, confronted Pharaoh and his servants with miracles.

10 Yes, he struck down great nations, he slew mighty kings -

11 Sihon king of the Amorites, also Og of Bashan - every last one of the Canaanite kings!

12 Then he turned their land over to Israel, a gift of good land to his people.

13 God, your name is eternal, God, you'll never be out-of-date.

14 God stands up for his people, God holds the hands of his people.

15 The gods of the godless nations are mere trinkets, made for quick sale in the markets:

16 Chiseled mouths that can't talk, painted eyes that can't see,

17 Carved ears that can't hear - dead wood! cold metal!

18 Those who make and trust them become like them.

19 Family of Israel, bless God! Family of Aaron, bless God!

20 Family of Levi, bless God! You who fear God, bless God!

21 Oh, blessed be God of Zion, First Citizen of Jerusalem! Hallelujah!