1 P raise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise the name of the Lord; praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!

2 Y ou who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God,

3 P raise the Lord! For the Lord is good; sing praises to His name, for He is gracious and lovely!

4 F or the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession and treasure.

5 F or I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods.

6 W hatever the Lord pleases, that has He done in the heavens and on earth, in the seas and all deeps—

7 W ho 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 W ho smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast;

9 W ho sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants;

10 W ho smote nations many and great and slew mighty kings—

11 S ihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.

12 g ave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel His people.

13 Y our name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame, O Lord, throughout all ages.

14 F or the Lord will judge and vindicate His people, and He will delay His judgments and take into favor His servants.

15 T he idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

16 h ave mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

17 T hey have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths.

18 T hose who make are like them; so is everyone who trusts in and relies on them.

19 B less (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord, O house of Israel; bless the Lord, O house of Aaron.

20 B less the Lord, O house of Levi; you who reverently and worshipfully fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

21 B lessed out of Zion be the Lord, Who dwells at Jerusalem! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)