UST PSA Chapter 135

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135 Praise Yahweh!

Praise him because of who he is!

You who serve Yahweh, praise him,

2 you who stand and serve in Yahweh’s temple,

in the courtyards of the house of our God!

3 Praise Yahweh, because he is good;

sing praises to him, because doing that is delightful.

4 Praise him because Yahweh chose us, the descendants of Jacob,

the people of Israel, to belong only to him.

5 Indeed, I know very well that Yahweh is great

and that our Lord is more powerful than all other spirit beings.

6 Yahweh does whatever he wants to do,

everywhere, whether it is in heaven or on the earth

or in the ocean, even deep down in the ocean.

7 He causes clouds to form in distant places on the earth;

he makes lightning flash along with the rain,

and he sends out wind from the places where he stores it.

8 He killed every firstborn in Egypt,

including those from both people and animals.

9 He did amazing miracles

among the people of Egypt

to punish Pharaoh and all of his officials.

10 He defeated many nations

and killed their powerful kings.

11 He killed Sihon, king of the Amorites,

and Og, king of Bashan,

and all the kings of Canaan.

12 Then he gave the land that those kings had ruled over

to his own people, that is, to us, the people of Israel, to be our own land.

13 Yahweh, people will always know how great you are;

Yahweh, people in every generation will remember you,

14 because Yahweh defends his people

and is merciful to those who serve him.

15 The idols that other people groups worship are only statues made of silver and gold;

people made them with their own hands.

16 Those idols have mouths, but they cannot say anything;

they have eyes, but they cannot see anything.

17 They have ears, but they cannot hear anything;

In fact, they do not even breathe.

18 The people who make those idols will become as helpless as they are,

and so will everyone who trusts in them.

19 You Israelites, praise Yahweh!

You descendants of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

20 You descendants of Levi, praise Yahweh!

All you who deeply revere Yahweh, praise him!

21 Praise Yahweh from his temple on Mount Zion,

where he lives in Jerusalem!

Praise Yahweh!