[1] Praise the Eternal! Praise and glorify the name of the One who always has been and always will be; praise Him, servants of the Eternal! [2] Join in the chorus, all you who minister in the Eternal's temple; in the courts of our God's temple, [3] Glorify the Eternal, for He is good! Sing praises, and honor His name for it is delightful. [4] For the Eternal made His choice; He selected Jacob as His own; He claimed Israel as His possession. [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!
