[1] Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord. Praise him, you servants of the Lord. [2] Praise him, you who stand in the Lord's Temple and in the Temple courtyards. [3] Praise the Lord, because he is good. Sing praises to him, because it is pleasant. [4] The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself. He has chosen the people of Israel for his very own. [5] I know that the Lord is great. Our Lord is greater than all the gods. [6] The Lord does what he wants, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and the deep oceans. [7] He brings the clouds from the ends of the earth. He sends the lightning with the rain. He brings out the wind from his storehouses. [8] He destroyed the firstborn sons in Egypt, the firstborn of both men and animals. [9] He did many signs and miracles in Egypt. He did amazing things to the king and his servants. [10] He defeated many nations and killed powerful kings: [11] Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan and all the kings of Canaan. [12] Then he gave their land as a gift. It was a gift to his people, the Israelites. [13] Lord, your name is everlasting. Lord, you will be remembered from now on. [14] You defend your people. You have mercy on your servants. [15] The idols of other nations are made of silver and gold. They are 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 have no breath in their mouths. [18] The people who make idols and trust them are all like them. [19] Family of Israel, praise the Lord. Family of Aaron, praise the Lord. [20] Family of Levi, praise the Lord. You people who fear the Lord should praise him. [21] You people of Jerusalem, praise the Lord on Mount Zion. Praise the Lord!
