135:1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord! Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,

135:2 who serve in the Lord’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

135:3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

135:4 Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.

135:5 Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our sovereign Master is superior to all gods.

135:6 He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.

135:7 He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

• Refer to Ecology

135:8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.

135:9 He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

• Refer to Exodus 12:29–30

135:10 He defeated many nations, and killed mighty kings —135:11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.

135:12 He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people.

135:13 O Lord, your name endures, your reputation, O Lord, lasts.

135:14 For the Lord vindicates his people, and has compassion on his servants.

135:15 The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.

135:16 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see, 135:17 and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.

135:18 Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.

• Refer to Thoughts

135:19 O family of Israel, praise the Lord! O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!