Bible

135Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.

² Ye 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 praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

⁴ For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

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

⁶ Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

⁷ He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

⁸ Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

⁹ Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

¹⁰ Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

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

¹² And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

¹³ Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.

¹⁴ For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

¹⁵ The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

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

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:

²⁰ Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

²¹ Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.