1Alleluia!
Praise the name of the Lord. O servants of the Lord, 2praise him, you who serve in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
3Praise the Lord, for he is good, praise his name, for it is beautiful;
4for the Lord has chosen Jacob as his own, Israel as his possession.
5I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is above all gods.
6Whatever the Lord pleases, he does – in heaven and on earth, in the seas and in their depths.
7He raises clouds from the ends of the earth; he hurls down lightning with the rain; and from his vaults he lets loose the wind.
8It was he who killed the firstborn in Egypt, both people and beasts.
9It was he who worked signs and wonders in your land, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officers.
10He destroyed mighty nations and slew powerful kings –
11Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, all the kings of Canaan.
12He gave their land as an inheritance to Israel, his people.
13Your name, O Lord, will endure forever; your renown, O Lord, through out the ages.
14For the Lord vindicates his people and shows mercy to his servants.
15The nations’ idols are but gold and silver, the work of human hands.
16They have mouths that cannot speak, eyes that cannot see, 17ears that cannot hear; neither is there breath in their mouths.
18Their makers will be like them, so will all who trust in them.
19Bless the Lord, house of Israel; bless the Lord, house of Aaron; 20bless the Lord, house of Levi; bless the Lord, all you who fear him.
21Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem.
