1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
2Ye that 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 praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
8Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.135.8 both…: Heb. from man unto beast
9Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
10Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
11Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
12And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
13Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.135.13 throughout…: Heb. to generation and generation
14For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
15The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
16They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
17They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
19Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
20Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Herren er stor
1Halleluja!
Lovpris Herren, I hans tjenere,
2I, som tjener i Guds hus,
I, som arbejder i templets forgård.
3Pris Herren, for han er god.
Lovsyng hans herlighed og nåde,
4for Herren har udvalgt Israel.
Jakobs efterkommere er hans ejendomsfolk.
5Jeg ved, at Herren er stor,
større end alle de andre folks guder.
6Han gør alt, hvad han vil,
på jorden, i himlen og i havets dyb.
7Han kalder uvejrsskyer sammen,
sender lynene af sted,
slipper stormen løs
og lader regnen styrte ned.
8Alle de førstefødte i Egypten slog han ihjel,
både blandt mennesker og dyr.
9Han udførte vældige tegn og undere
for øjnene af Farao og hele hans folk.
10Han tilintetgjorde stærke nationer,
besejrede mægtige herskere,
11amoritterkongen Sihon, kong Og af Bashan
og alle kongerne i Kana’ans land.
12Han gav deres lande til sit eget folk,
Israel fik det som sin arvelod.
13Herre, dit ry vil altid bestå,
din berømmelse kender ingen grænser.
14For Herren fører sit folks sag,
han er barmhjertig mod sine tjenere.
15Andre folkeslag dyrker afguder,
som de selv har lavet af sølv og guld.
16Afguderne har mund, men kan ikke tale.
De har øjne, men kan ikke se.
17De har ører, men kan ikke høre,
for der er ingen livsånde i dem.
18De mennesker, der formede afgudsbillederne,
er lige så tåbelige som deres guder.
19Pris Herren, Israels folk!
Pris Herren, Arons slægt!
20Pris Herren, alle I levitter!
Pris Herren, alle I, som kender ham!
21Lovet være Herren, som bor på Zion,
han som har sin bolig i Jerusalem.
Halleluja!
