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Psalm 135

Praise for God’s Goodness and Might

¹ Praise the Lord!
   Praise the name of the Lord;
   give praise, O servants of the Lord,
² you that stand in the house of the Lord,
   in the courts of the house of our God.
³ Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
   sing to his name, for he is gracious.
⁴ For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
   Israel as his own possession.

⁵ For I know that the Lord is great;
   our Lord is above all gods.
⁶ Whatever the Lord pleases he does,
   in heaven and on earth,
   in the seas and all deeps.
⁷ He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth;
   he makes lightnings for the rain
   and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

⁸ He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
   both human beings and animals;
⁹ he sent signs and wonders
   into your midst, O Egypt,
   against Pharaoh and all his servants.
¹⁰ He struck down many nations
   and killed mighty kings—
¹¹ Sihon, king of the Amorites,
   and Og, king of Bashan,
   and all the kingdoms of Canaan—
¹² and gave their land as a heritage,
   a heritage to his people Israel.

¹³ Your name, O Lord, endures for ever,
   your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.
¹⁴ For the Lord will vindicate his people,
   and have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
   the work of human hands.
¹⁶ They have mouths, but they do not speak;
   they have eyes, but they do not see;
¹⁷ they have ears, but they do not hear,
   and there is no breath in their mouths.
¹⁸ Those who make them
   and all who trust them
   shall become like 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 that fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
²¹ Blessed be the Lord from Zion,
   he who resides in Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 136

God’s Work in Creation and in History

¹ O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.
² O give thanks to the God of gods,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.
³ O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;

⁴ who alone does great wonders,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁵ who by understanding made the heavens,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁶ who spread out the earth on the waters,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁷ who made the great lights,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁸ the sun to rule over the day,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
⁹ the moon and stars to rule over the night,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;

¹⁰ who struck Egypt through their firstborn,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹¹ and brought Israel out from among them,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹² with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹³ who divided the Red Sea^* in two,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁴ and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁵ but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,^*
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁶ who led his people through the wilderness,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁷ who struck down great kings,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁸ and killed famous kings,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
¹⁹ Sihon, king of the Amorites,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²⁰ and Og, king of Bashan,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²¹ and gave their land as a heritage,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²² a heritage to his servant Israel,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.

²³ It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²⁴ and rescued us from our foes,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever;
²⁵ who gives food to all flesh,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.

²⁶ O give thanks to the God of heaven,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.