[1] Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD, [2] 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 pleases, 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 people and animals. [9] He did many signs and miracles in Egypt against 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, a gift to his people, the Israelites. [13] LORD, your name is everlasting; LORD, you will be remembered forever. [14] The LORD defends his people and has mercy on his servants. [15] The idols of other nations are made of silver and gold, the work of 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] People who make idols will be like them, and so will those who trust them. [19] Family of Israel, praise the LORD. Family of Aaron, praise the LORD. [20] Family of Levi, praise the LORD. You who respect the LORD should praise him. [21] You people of Jerusalem, praise the LORD on Mount Zion. Praise the LORD!
