[1] Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) Praise the name of the LORD; Praise Him, O servants of the LORD (priests, Levites), [2] You who 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 to His name, for it is gracious and lovely. [4] For the LORD has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own special treasure and possession. [5] For I know that the LORD is great And that our Lord is above all gods. [6] Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps— [7] Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightning for the rain, Who brings the wind from His storehouses; [8] Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and animal; [9] Who sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants. [10] Who struck many nations And killed mighty kings, [11] Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan; [12] And He gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people. [13] Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your fame and remembrance, O LORD, [endures] throughout all generations. [14] For the LORD will judge His people And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy]. [15] The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. [16] They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see; [17] They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath in their mouths. [18] Those who make idols are like them [absolutely worthless—spiritually blind, deaf, and powerless]; So is everyone who trusts in and relies on them. [19] O house of Israel, bless and praise the LORD [with gratitude]; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD; [20] O house of Levi, bless the LORD; You who fear the LORD [and worship Him with obedience], bless the LORD [with grateful praise]! [21] Blessed be the LORD from Zion, Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)
