1Praise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord;

give praise, O servants of the Lord,

2you who stand in the house of the Lord,

in the courts of the house of our God.*

3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;

sing to his name, for he is gracious.*

4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel as his own possession.*

5For I know that the Lord is great;

our Lord is above all gods.*

6Whatever the Lord pleases he does,

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all deeps.*

7He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth;

he makes lightnings for the rain

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.*

8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

both humans and animals;*

9he sent signs and wonders

into your midst, O Egypt,

against Pharaoh and all his servants.*

10He struck down many nations

and killed mighty kings—*

11Sihon, king of the Amorites,

and Og, king of Bashan,

and all the kingdoms of Canaan—*

12and gave their land as a heritage,

a heritage to his people Israel.*

13Your name, O Lord, endures forever,

your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.*

14For the Lord will vindicate his people

and have compassion on his servants.*

15The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.*

16They have mouths, but they do not speak;

they have eyes, but they do not see;

17they have ears, but they do not hear,

a nose, but there is no breath in their mouths.

18Those who make them

and all who trust them

shall become like them.

19O house of Israel, bless the Lord!

O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!*

20O house of Levi, bless the Lord!

You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!*

21Blessed be the Lord from Zion,

he who resides in Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!*