[1] Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Praise him, you servants of the LORD [2] who are standing in the house of the LORD, in the courtyards of the house of our God. [3] Praise the LORD because he is good. Make music to praise his name because his name is beautiful. [4] The LORD chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure. [5] I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all the false gods. [6] The LORD does whatever he wants in heaven or on earth, on the seas or in all the depths of the oceans. [7] He is the one who makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, who makes lightning for the thunderstorms, and who brings wind out of his storerooms. [8] He is the one who killed every firstborn male in Egypt. He killed humans and animals alike. [9] He sent miraculous signs and amazing things into the heart of Egypt against Pharaoh and all his officials. [10] He is the one who defeated many nations and killed mighty kings: [11] King Sihon of the Amorites, King Og of Bashan, and all the kingdoms in Canaan. [12] He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel. [13] O LORD, your name endures forever. O LORD, you will be remembered throughout every generation. [14] The LORD will provide justice for his people and have compassion on his servants. [15] The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands. [16] They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see. [17] They have ears, but they cannot hear. They cannot breathe. [18] Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them. [19] Descendants of Israel, praise the LORD. Descendants of Aaron, praise the LORD. [20] Descendants of Levi, praise the LORD. You people who fear the LORD, praise the LORD. [21] Thank the LORD in Zion. Thank the one who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
