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135:1 A praise song
A Hymn of Praise; Praise for God’s Goodness and Might
135 Praise Yahweh—praise *his name.
Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
2 who stand in the house of Yahweh—
in the courtyards around our God’s house.
3 Praise Yahweh, because *he is good.
≈Sing praises to his name because it’s pleasant,
4 because Yahweh has chosen Yakov for himself—
Yisra’el as his ≈very own.
5 ≈You see, I myself know that Yahweh is great,
≈yes, our master is greater than all other gods.
6 Yahweh does whatever he wants to do
in the seas ≈including all their deepest parts.
7 He makes the clouds rise up from the end of the earth.
He makes lightning accompany the rain,
and brings the wind out of his storehouse.
8 He struck Egypt’s firstborn males—
≈both people and animals.[ref]
9 He ≈did miracles and amazing things in your country, Egypt,
against Far-oh (Pharaoh) and all his servants.
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
and all the Canaanite ≈kings.
12 He gave their land as an inheritance—
an inheritance to his people Yisra’el.
13 Your ≈reputation lasts forever, Yahweh.
≈Your renown, Yahweh, endures from generation to generation
14 because Yahweh judges his people,
and ≈he’s compassionate towards his servants.
15 The nations’ idols are silver and gold—
the work of people’s hands.[ref]
16 Those idols have mouths, but they can’t speak.
≈They have eyes, but they can’t see.
17 ≈They have ears, but they can’t hear,
≈and there’s no breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them ≈will end up like them,
as will all those who put their trust in them.
19 ≈Descendants of Yisra’el, bless Yahweh.
≈Descendants of Aharon, bless Yahweh.
20 ≈Descendants of Levi, bless Yahweh.
All you who respect Yahweh, bless *him.
21 Blessed be Yahweh in Tsiyyon—
≈he who lives in Yerushalem.
Praise Yahweh.
↑ 135 Praise Yah praise DOM the_name_of YHWH praise Oh_servants_of YHWH.
2 Who_stand in_house_of YHWH in/on/at/with_courts_of the_house_of god_of_our.
3 Praise Yah if/because is_good YHWH sing_praises to_name_of_his if/because it_is_pleasant.
4 If/because Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) he_has_chosen to_him/it Yah Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) as_possession_of_his.
5 If/because I I_know if/because_that is_great YHWH and_master_of_our from_all gods.
6 All that he_desires YHWH he_does in/on/at/with_heaven and_in/on/at/with_earth in_the_seas and_all the_deeps.
7 he_is_bringing_up clouds from_ends_of the_earth/land lightning_flashes for_the_rain he_makes he_is_bringing_out wind from_storehouses_of_his.
8 He_struck_down the_firstborn(s)_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_humankind unto animals.
9 He_sent signs and_wonders in/on/at/with_midst_of_your Oh_Miʦrayim in/on/at/with_Parˊoh and_on/over_all servants_of_his.
10 He_struck_down nations many and_killed kings mighty.
11 To/for_Şīḩōn the_king_of the_ʼAmorī and_to/for_ˊŌg the_king_of the_Bāshān and_to/for_all the_kingdoms_of Kinaˊan/(Canaan).
12 And_he/it_gave land_of_their an_inheritance an_inheritance to_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) people_of_his.
13 Oh_YHWH name_of_your to_forever Oh_YHWH renown_of_your throughout_generation and_generation.
14 If/because he_vindicates YHWH people_of_his and_on servants_of_his he_has_compassion.
15 The_idols_of the_nations are_silver and_gold the_work_of the_hands_of humankind.
16 A_mouth to/for_them and_not they_speak eyes to/for_them and_not they_see.
17 Ears to/for_them and_not they_give_ear also there_not there_is breath in/on/at/with_mouths_of_their.
18 Like_them they_will_be make_of_them every one_who is_trusting in/on/at/with_them.
19 Oh_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) bless DOM YHWH Oh_house_of ʼAhₐron bless DOM YHWH.
20 Oh_house_of the_Lēvī bless DOM YHWH Oh_those_fearing_of (of)_YHWH bless DOM YHWH.
21 be_blessed YHWH from_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) who_dwells Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) praise Yah.
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