Psalms 134-136

Psalm 134

¹A Song of the going up. Give praise to the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who take your places in the house of the Lord by night.

²Give praise to the Lord, lifting up your hands in his holy place.

³May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, send you blessing out of Zion,

Psalm 135

¹Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.

²You who are in the house of the Lord, and in the open spaces of the house of our God,

³Give praise to Jah, for he is good: make melody to his name, for it is pleasing.

⁴For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.

⁵I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.

⁶The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

⁷He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.

⁸He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.

⁹He sent signs and wonders among you, O Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

¹⁰He overcame great nations, and put strong kings to death;

¹¹Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

¹²And gave their land for a heritage, even for a heritage to Israel his people.

¹³O Lord, your name is eternal; and the memory of you will have no end.

¹⁴For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.

¹⁵The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

¹⁶They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

¹⁷They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

¹⁸Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

¹⁹Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron:

²⁰Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

²¹Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.

Psalm 136

¹O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²O give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

³O give praise to the Lord of lords: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁴To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁵To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁶To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁷To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁸The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁹The moon and the stars to have rule by night: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹⁰To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹¹And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹²With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹³To him who made a way through the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁴And let Israel go through it: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁵By him Pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹⁶To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹⁷To him who overcame great kings: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁸And put noble kings to death: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

²⁰And Og, king of Bashan: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

²¹And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²²Even a heritage for his servant Israel: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²³Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²⁴And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²⁵Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²⁶O give praise to the God of heaven: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.