Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O servants of the LORD,
1
Praise the Lord! Praise his name, you servants of the Lord,
2 you that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God!
2
who stand in the Lord's house, in the Temple of our God.
3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for he is gracious!
3
Praise the Lord, because he is good; sing praises to his name, because he is kind.
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
4
He chose Jacob for himself, the people of Israel for his own.
5 For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
5
I know that our Lord is great, greater than all the gods.
6 Whatever the LORD pleases he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
6
He does whatever he wishes in heaven and on earth, in the seas and in the depths below.
7 He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
7
He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the storms, and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.
8 He it was who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and of beast;
8
In Egypt he killed all the first-born of people and animals alike.
9 who in thy midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants;
9
There he performed miracles and wonders to punish the king and all his officials.
10 who smote many nations and slew mighty kings,
10
He destroyed many nations and killed powerful kings:
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
11
Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, and all the kings in Canaan.
12 and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.
12
He gave their lands to his people; he gave them to Israel.
13 Thy name, O LORD, endures for ever, thy renown, O LORD, throughout all ages.
13
Lord, you will always be proclaimed as God; all generations will remember you.
14 For the LORD will vindicate his people, and have compassion on his servants.
14
The Lord will defend his people; he will take pity on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
15
The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold; they are formed by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they speak not, they have eyes, but they see not,
16
They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.
17 they have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths.
17
They have ears, but cannot hear; they are not even able to breathe.
18 Like them be those who make them! --yea, every one who trusts in them!
18
May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made!
19 O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD!
19
Praise the Lord, people of Israel; praise him, you priests of God!
20 O house of Levi, bless the LORD! You that fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
20
Praise the Lord, you Levites; praise him, all you that worship him!
21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD!
21
Praise the Lord in Zion, in Jerusalem, his home. Praise the Lord!
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.