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!