1  ^uPraise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord,

give praise, O ^vservants of the Lord,

2  who ⁿstand in the house of the Lord,

in ^wthe courts of the house of our God!

3  Praise the Lord, for ^xthe Lord is good;

sing to his name, ^yfor it is pleasant!¹

4  For the Lord has ^zchosen Jacob for himself,

Israel as his ^aown possession.

5  For I know that ^bthe Lord is great,

and that our Lord is above all gods.

6  ^cWhatever the Lord pleases, he does,

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all deeps.

7  ^dHe it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,

who ^emakes lightnings for the rain

and brings forth the wind from his ^fstorehouses.

8  He it was who ^gstruck down the firstborn of Egypt,

both of man and of beast;

9  who in your midst, O Egypt,

sent ^hsigns and wonders

against Pharaoh and all his servants;

10  ⁱwho struck down many nations

and killed mighty kings,

11  ^jSihon, king of the Amorites,

and ^kOg, king of Bashan,

and ^lall the kingdoms of Canaan,

12  and ^mgave their land as a heritage,

a heritage to his people Israel.

13  ⁿYour name, O Lord, endures forever,

^oyour renown,² O Lord, throughout all ages.

14  ^pFor the Lord will vindicate his people

and ^qhave compassion on his servants.

15  ^rThe idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

16  They have mouths, but do not speak;

they have eyes, but do not see;

17  they have ears, but do not hear,

nor is there any breath in their mouths.

18  Those who make them become like them;

so do all who trust in them.

19  ^sO house of Israel, bless the Lord!

O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!

20  O house of Levi, bless the Lord!

You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

21  Blessed be the Lord ^tfrom Zion,

he who ^udwells in Jerusalem!

^vPraise the Lord!

1  ^wGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

^xfor his steadfast love endures forever.

2  Give thanks to ^ythe God of gods,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

3  Give thanks to ^ythe Lord of lords,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

4  to him who alone ^zdoes great wonders,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

5  to him who ^aby understanding ^bmade the heavens,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

6  to him who ^cspread out the earth ^dabove the waters,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

7  to him who ^emade the great lights,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

8  the sun to rule over the day,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

9  the moon and stars to rule over the night,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

10  to him who ^fstruck down the firstborn of Egypt,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

11  and ^gbrought Israel out from among them,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

12  with ^ha strong hand and an outstretched arm,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

13  to him who ⁱdivided the Red Sea in two,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

14  ^jand made Israel pass through the midst of it,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

15  but ^koverthrew³ Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

16  to him who ^lled his people through the wilderness,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

17  to him ^mwho struck down great kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

18  and killed mighty kings,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

19  Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

20  and Og, king of Bashan,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

21  and gave their land as a heritage,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

22  a heritage to Israel his ⁿservant,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

23  It is he who ^oremembered us in our low estate,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

24  and ^prescued us from our foes,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

25  he who ^qgives food to all flesh,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

26  Give thanks to ^rthe God of heaven,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

1  By the waters of Babylon,

there we sat down and wept,

when we remembered Zion.

2  On the willows⁴ there

we hung up our lyres.

3  For there our captors

required of us songs,

and our tormentors, mirth, saying,

“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4  ^sHow shall we sing the Lord’s song

in a foreign land?

5  If I forget you, O Jerusalem,

^tlet my right hand forget its skill!

6  Let my ^utongue stick to the roof of my mouth,

if I do not remember you,

if I do not set Jerusalem

above my highest joy!

7  Remember, O Lord, against the ^vEdomites

^wthe day of Jerusalem,

how they said, ^x“Lay it bare, lay it bare,

down to its foundations!”

8  O daughter of Babylon, ^ydoomed to be destroyed,

blessed shall he be who ^zrepays you

with what you have done to us!

9  Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones

and ^adashes them against the rock!

1  ^bI give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;

before ^cthe gods I sing your praise;

2  I bow down ^dtoward your ^eholy temple

and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,

for you have exalted above all things

your name and your word.⁵

3  On the day I called, you answered me;

my strength of soul you increased.⁶

4  ^fAll the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,

for they have heard the words of your mouth,

5  and they shall sing of ^gthe ways of the Lord,

for great is the glory of the Lord.

6  ^hFor though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,

but the haughty he knows from afar.

7  ⁱThough I walk in the midst of trouble,

you ^jpreserve my life;

you ^kstretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,

and your ^lright hand delivers me.

8  The Lord will ^mfulfill his purpose for me;

ⁿyour steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.

Do not forsake ^othe work of your hands.

^f“When he ascended on high ^ghe led a host of captives,

and he gave gifts to men.”¹