[1] Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise the name of the Lord; praise Him, O you servants of the Lord! [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 He is gracious and lovely! [4] For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession and treasure. [5] For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods. [6] Whatever the Lord pleases, that has He done in the heavens and on earth, in the seas and all deeps- [7] Who causes the vapors to arise from the ends of the earth, Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings the wind out of His storehouses; [8] Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast; [9] Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants; [10] Who smote nations many and great and slew mighty kings- [11] Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. [12] [The Lord] gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel His people. [13] Your name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame, O Lord, throughout all ages. [14] For the Lord will judge and vindicate His people, and He will delay His judgments [manifesting His righteousness and mercy] and take into favor His servants [those who meet His terms of separation unto Him]. [15] The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. [16] [Idols] have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; [17] They have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths. [18] Those who make [idols] are like them; so is everyone who trusts in and relies on them. [19] Bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord, O house of Israel; bless the Lord, O house of Aaron [God's ministers]. [20] Bless the Lord, O house of Levi [the dedicated tribe]; you who reverently and worshipfully fear the Lord, bless the Lord [affectionately and gratefully praise Him]! [21] Blessed out of Zion be the Lord, Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
