Psalms 134
1 Alleluia.
Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise the Lord,
ye his servants,
2 who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is
good: sing praises to his name; for it is good.
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for
himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5 For I know that the Lord is great,
and our Lord is above all gods; 6 all
that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in
all deeps. 7 Who brings up clouds from
the extremity of the earth: he has made lightnings for the rain: he brings
winds out of his treasures. 8 Who
smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.
9 He sent signs and wonders into the
midst of thee, O Egypt, on Pharao, and on all his servants.
10 Who smote many nations, and slew
mighty kings; 11 Seon king of the
Amorites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan:
12 and gave their land
for an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his
people.
13 O Lord, thy name
endures for ever, and thy memorial to all
generations. 14 For the Lord shall
judge his people, and comfort himself concerning his servants.
15 The idols of the heathen are
silver and gold, the works of men's hands.
16 They have a mouth, but they cannot
speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see;
17 they have ears, but they cannot
hear; for there is no breath in their mouth.
18 Let those who make them be made
like to them; and all those who trust in them.
19 O house of Israel, bless ye the
Lord: O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord:
20 O house of Levi, bless ye the
Lord: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessed in Sion be the Lord, who
dwells in Jerusalem.