[1] Hallelujah! [2] Yes, let his people praise him as they stand in his Temple courts. [3] Praise the Lord because he is so good; sing to his wonderful name. [4] For the Lord has chosen Israel as his personal possession. [5] I know the greatness of the Lord-that he is greater far than any other god. [6] He does whatever pleases him throughout all of heaven and earth and in the deepest seas. [7] He makes mists rise throughout the earth; he sends the lightning to bring down the rain and sends the winds from his treasuries. [8] He destroyed the eldest child in each Egyptian home, along with the firstborn of the flocks. [9] He did great miracles in Egypt before Pharaoh and all his people. [10] He smote great nations, slaying mighty kings- [11] Sihon, king of Amorites; and Og, the king of Bashan; and the kings of Canaan- [12] and gave their land as an eternal gift to his people Israel. [13] O Jehovah, your name endures forever; your fame is known to every generation. [14] For Jehovah will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. [15] The heathen worship idols of gold and silver made by men- [16] idols with speechless mouths, sightless eyes, [17] and ears that cannot hear; they cannot even breathe. [18] Those who make them become like them! And so do all who trust in them! [19] O Israel, bless Jehovah! High Priests of Aaron, bless his name. [20] O Levite priests, bless the Lord Jehovah! Oh, bless his name, all of you who trust and reverence him. [21] All people of Jerusalem, praise the Lord, for he lives here in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
