Psalms 134-136

Psalm 134

¹A Song of the Ascents. Lo, bless Jehovah, all servants of Jehovah, Who are standing in the house of Jehovah by night.

²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless ye Jehovah.

³Jehovah doth bless thee out of Zion, The maker of the heavens and earth!

Psalm 135

¹Praise ye Jah! Praise ye the name of Jehovah, Praise, ye servants of Jehovah,

²Who are standing in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God.

³Praise ye Jah! for Jehovah is good, Sing praise to His name, for it is pleasant.

⁴For Jacob hath Jah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure.

⁵For I have known that great is Jehovah, Yea, our Lord is above all gods.

⁶All that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,

⁷Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.

⁸Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.

⁹He sent tokens and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, On Pharaoh and on all his servants.

¹⁰Who smote many nations, and slew strong kings,

¹¹Even Sihon king of the Amorite, And Og king of Bashan, And all kingdoms of Canaan.

¹²And He gave their land an inheritance, An inheritance to Israel His people,

¹³O Jehovah, Thy name is to the age, O Jehovah, Thy memorial to all generations.

¹⁴For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

¹⁶A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

¹⁷Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose -- there is no breath in their mouth!

¹⁸Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

¹⁹O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah, O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah,

²⁰O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah, Those fearing Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

²¹Blessed is Jehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem -- praise ye Jah!

Psalm 136

¹Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age is His kindness.

²Give ye thanks to the God of gods, For to the age is His kindness.

³Give ye thanks to the Lord of lords, For to the age is His kindness.

⁴To Him doing great wonders by Himself alone, For to the age is His kindness.

⁵To Him making the heavens by understanding, For to the age is His kindness.

⁶To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age is His kindness.

⁷To Him making great lights, For to the age is His kindness.

⁸The sun to rule by day, For to the age is His kindness.

⁹The moon and stars to rule by night, For to the age is His kindness.

¹⁰To Him smiting Egypt in their first-born, For to the age is His kindness.

¹¹And bringing forth Israel from their midst, For to the age is His kindness.

¹²By a strong hand, and a stretched-out-arm, For to the age is His kindness.

¹³To Him cutting the sea of Suph into parts, For to the age is His kindness,

¹⁴And caused Israel to pass through its midst, For to the age is His kindness,

¹⁵And shook out Pharaoh and his force in the sea of Suph, For to the age is His kindness.

¹⁶To Him leading His people in a wilderness, For to the age is His kindness.

¹⁷To Him smiting great kings, For to the age is His kindness.

¹⁸Yea, He doth slay honourable kings, For to the age is His kindness.

¹⁹Even Sihon king of the Amorite, For to the age is His kindness.

²⁰And Og king of Bashan, For to the age is His kindness.

²¹And He gave their land for inheritance, For to the age is His kindness.

²²An inheritance to Israel His servant, For to the age is His kindness.

²³Who in our lowliness hath remembered us, For to the age is His kindness.

²⁴And He delivereth us from our adversaries, For to the age is His kindness.

²⁵Giving food to all flesh, For to the age is His kindness.

²⁶Give ye thanks to the God of the heavens, For to the age is His kindness!