1 P raise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O 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 it is lovely.

4 F or the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession.

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

6 W hatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

7 H e causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

8 H e smote the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

9 H e sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 H e smote many nations And slew mighty kings,

11 S ihon, king of the Amorites, And Og, king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan;

12 A nd He gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.

13 Y our name, O Lord, is everlasting, Your remembrance, O Lord, throughout all generations.

14 F or the Lord will judge His people And will have compassion on His servants.

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

16 T hey have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

17 T hey have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.

18 T hose who make them will be like them, Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;

20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord; You who revere the Lord, bless the Lord.

21 B lessed be the Lord from Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!