135 Praise Jah!
Praise the name of Jehovah;
Offer praise, you servants of Jehovah,+
2 You who are standing in the house of Jehovah,
In the courtyards of the house of our God.+
3 Praise Jah, for Jehovah is good.+
Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant.
4 For Jah has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel for his special property.+
5 For I well know that Jehovah is great;
Our Lord is greater than all other gods.+
6 Jehovah does everything he pleases to do+
In heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
7 He causes clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain;
He brings the wind out of his storehouses.+
8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
Both man and beast.+
9 He sent signs and miracles among you, O Egypt,+
Against Pharʹaoh and all his servants.+
10 He struck down many nations+
And killed mighty kings+
11 —Siʹhon the king of the Amʹor·ites,+
Og the king of Baʹshan,+
And all the kingdoms of Caʹnaan.
12 He gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to Israel his people.+
13 O Jehovah, your name endures forever.
O Jehovah, your fame endures for all generations.+
14 For Jehovah will defend his people,+
And he will feel compassion for his servants.+
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of human hands.+
16 A mouth they have, but they cannot speak;+
Eyes, but they cannot see;
17 Ears they have, but they cannot hear.
There is no breath in their mouth.+
18 The people who make them will become just like them,+
As will all those who trust in them.+
19 O house of Israel, praise Jehovah.
O house of Aaron, praise Jehovah.
20 O house of Leʹvi, praise Jehovah.+
You who fear Jehovah, praise Jehovah.
21 May Jehovah be praised from Zion,+
The One residing in Jerusalem.+
Praise Jah!+
136 Give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good;+
His loyal love endures forever.+
2 Give thanks to the God of gods,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
For his loyal love endures forever.
4 He alone does great wonders,+
For his loyal love endures forever.+
5 He skillfully made the heavens,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
6 He spread out the earth over the waters,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
7 He made the great lights,+
For his loyal love endures forever,
8 The sun to rule over the day,+
For his loyal love endures forever,
9 The moon and the stars to rule over the night,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
10 He struck down Egypt’s firstborn,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
11 He brought Israel out from their midst,+
For his loyal love endures forever,
12 With a mighty hand+ and an outstretched arm,
For his loyal love endures forever.
13 He split the Red Sea in two,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
14 He caused Israel to pass through the middle of it,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
15 He shook off Pharʹaoh and his army into the Red Sea,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
16 He led his people through the wilderness,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
17 He struck down great kings,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
18 He killed mighty kings,
For his loyal love endures forever,
19 Siʹhon+ the king of the Amʹor·ites,
For his loyal love endures forever,
20 And Og+ the king of Baʹshan,
For his loyal love endures forever.
21 He gave their land as an inheritance,+
For his loyal love endures forever,
22 An inheritance to Israel his servant,
For his loyal love endures forever.
23 He remembered us when we were low,+
For his loyal love endures forever.+
24 He kept rescuing us from our adversaries,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
25 He gives food to every living thing,+
For his loyal love endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the God of the heavens,
For his loyal love endures forever.