Psalm 135

International Children’s Bible

Praise the name of the Lord.
    Praise him, you servants of the Lord.
² Praise him, you who stand in the Lord’s Temple
    and in the Temple courtyards.
³ Praise the Lord, because he is good.
    Sing praises to him, because it is pleasant.

⁴ The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself.
    He has chosen the people of Israel for his very own.
⁵ I know that the Lord is great.
    Our Lord is greater than all the gods.
⁶ The Lord does what he wants,
    in heaven and on earth,
    in the seas and the deep oceans.
⁷ He brings the clouds from the ends of the earth.
    He sends the lightning with the rain.
    He brings out the wind from his storehouses.

⁸ He destroyed the firstborn sons in Egypt,
    the firstborn of both men and animals.
⁹ He did many signs and miracles in Egypt.
    He did amazing things to the king and his servants.
¹⁰ He defeated many nations
    and killed powerful kings:
¹¹ Sihon king of the Amorites,
    Og king of Bashan
    and all the kings of Canaan.
¹² Then he gave their land as a gift.
    It was a gift to his people, the Israelites.

¹³ Lord, your name is everlasting.
    Lord, you will be remembered from now on.
¹⁴ You defend your people.
    You have mercy on your servants.

¹⁵ The idols of other nations are made of silver and gold.
    They are made by human hands.
¹⁶ They have mouths, but they cannot speak.
    They have eyes, but they cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears, but they cannot hear.
    They have no breath in their mouths.
¹⁸ The people who make idols and trust them
    are all like them.

¹⁹ Family of Israel, praise the Lord.
    Family of Aaron, praise the Lord.
²⁰ Family of Levi, praise the Lord.
    You people who fear the Lord should praise him.
²¹ You people of Jerusalem, praise the Lord on Mount Zion.

Praise the Lord!