NASB — Psalms 135 — KJV

Praise the LORDS Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols.

  1 IaPraise° IIthe LORD°!
  Praise° the name° of the LORD°;
  Praise° [Him], O bservants° of the LORD°,
  2 You who° stand° in the house° of the LORD°,
  In the acourts° of the house° of our God°!
  3 IPraise° IIthe LORD°, for athe LORD° is good°;
  bSing° praises° to His name°, cfor it is lovely°.
  4 For Ithe LORD° has achosen° Jacob° for Himself,
  Israel° for His IIbown possession°.

[1] IOr Hallelujah! IIHeb YAH aPs 113:1 bPs 134:1
[2] aPs 92:13; 116:19
[3] IOr Hallelujah! IIHeb YAH aPs 100:5; 119:68 bPs 68:4 cPs 147:1
[4] IHeb YAH IIOr special treasure aDt 7:6; 10:15; Ps 105:6 bEx 19:5; Mal 3:17; Tit 2:14; 1P 2:9

  5 ¶ For I know° that athe LORD° is great°
  And that our Lord° is babove° all° gods°.
  6 aWhatever°° the LORD° pleases°, He does°,
  In heaven° and in earth°, in the seas° and in all° deeps°.
  7 IHe acauses the IIvapors° to ascend° from the ends° of the earth°;
  Who bmakes° lightnings° for the rain°,
  Who abrings° forth° the wind° from His treasuries°.

[5] aPs 48:1; 95:3; 145:3 bPs 97:9
[6] aPs 115:3
[7] ILit The one who III.e. clouds aJr 10:13; 51:16 bJb 28:25, 26; 38:25, 26; Zc 10:1

  8IHe asmote° the firstborn° of Egypt°,
  IIBoth° of man° and beast°.
  9 IHe sent° asigns° and wonders° into your midst°, O Egypt°,
  Upon bPharaoh° and all° his servants°.
  10 IaHe bsmote° many° nations°
  And slew° mighty° kings°,
  11 aSihon°, king° of the Amorites°,
  And bOg°, king° of Bashan°,
  And call° the kingdoms° of Canaan°;
  12 And He agave° their land° as a heritage°,
  A heritage° to Israel° His people°.
  13 Your aname°, O LORD°, is everlasting°,
  Your Iremembrance°, O LORD°, IIthroughout all° generations°.
  14 For the LORD° will ajudge° His people°
  And bwill have° compassion° on His servants°.
  15 The aidols° of the nations° are [but] silver° and gold°,
  The work° of man’s° hands°.
  16 They have mouths°, but they do not speak°;
  They have eyes°, but they do not see°;
  17 They have ears°, but they do not hear°,
  Nor° is there° any° breath° at all° in their mouths°.
  18 Those who make° them will be like° them,
  [Yes], everyone° who° trusts° in them.

[8] ILit The one who IILit From man to beast aEx 12:12; Ps 78:51; 105:36
[9] ILit The one who aEx 7:10; Dt 6:22; Ps 78:43 bPs 136:15
[10] ILit The one who aNu 21:24; Ps 135:10-12; 136:17-21 bPs 44:2
[11] aNu 21:21-26; Dt 29:7 bNu 21:33-35 cJsh 12:7-24
[12] aDt 29:8; Ps 78:55; 136:21, 22
[13] IOr memorial IILit to aEx 3:15; Ps 102:12
[14] aDt 32:36; Ps 50:4 bPs 90:13; 106:46
[15] aPs 115:4-8; 135:15-18

  19 ¶ O house° of aIsrael°, bless° the LORD°;
  O house° of Aaron°, bless° the LORD°;
  20 O house° of Levi°, bless° the LORD°;
  You awho Irevere° the LORD°, bless° the LORD°.
  21 Blessed° be the LORD° afrom Zion°,
  Who bdwells° in Jerusalem°.
  IPraise° IIthe LORD°!

[19] aPs 115:9
[20] ILit fear aPs 118:4
[21] IOr Hallelujah! IIHeb YAH aPs 128:5; 134:3 bPs 132:14


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An exhortation to praise God for his mercy,

1 ¶ Praiseºª ye the LORD.º Praiseºª ye² the nameº of the LORD;º praiseºª [him], O ye servantsº of the LORD.º 2 Ye that standºª² in the houseº of the LORD,º in the courtsº of the houseº of our God,º 3 Praiseºª the LORD;º for² the LORDº [is] good:º sing praisesºª unto his name;º for² [it is] pleasant.º 4 For² the LORDº hath chosenºª Jacobº unto himself, [and] Israelº for his peculiar treasure.º

[1] Ex 34:5; Ne 9:5; Ps 7:17; 33:1; 96:1; 102:21; 106:1; 107:8, 15; 111:1; 112:1; 113:1, 2; 117:1; 134:1; 148:13; 149:1; 150:6.
[2] 1Ch 16:37; 23:30; Ne 9:5; Ps 92:13; 96:8; 116:19; Lk 2:37.
[3] Ps 33:1; 63:5; 92:1; 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; 119:68; 136:1; 145:7; 147:1; Mt 19:17.
[4] Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6; 10:15; 32:9; 1S 12:22; Ps 33:12; Is 41:8; 43:20; Zc 2:10; Mal 3:17; Tit 2:14; 1P 2:9.

for his power,

5 For² I² knowºª that² the LORDº [is] great,º and [that] our Lordº [is] above all²² gods.º 6 Whatsoever²² the LORDº pleased,ºª [that] didºª he in heaven,º and in earth,º in the seas,º and all² deep places.º 7 He causeth the vapoursº to ascendºª from the endsº² of the earth;º he makethºª lightningsº for the rain;º he bringethºª the windº out of his treasuries.º²

[5] Dt 10:17; Ps 48:1; 86:8; 89:6; 95:3; 96:4; 97:9; Is 40:22, 25; Jr 10:10; Dn 3:29; 6:26.
[6] Ps 33:9, 11; 115:3; 136:13; Is 46:10; Dn 4:35; Am 4:13; 9:6; Mt 8:26; 14:25; 28:18.
[7] Gn 2:5; 1K 18:1, 41; Jb 5:10; 28:25; 38:22, 24, 26; Ps 107:25; 148:8; Jr 10:13; 14:22; 51:16; Jna 1:4; Zc 10:1; Jn 3:8.

for his judgments.

8 Who smoteºª² the firstbornº of Egypt,º both of manº² and² beast.º 9 [Who] sentºª tokensº and wondersº into the midstº of thee, O Egypt,º upon Pharaoh,º and upon all² his servants.º 10 Who smoteºª² greatº nations,º and slewºª mightyº kings;º 11 Sihonº kingº of the Amorites,º and Ogº kingº of Bashan,º and all² the kingdomsº of Canaan:º 12 And gaveºª their landº [for] an heritage,º an heritageº unto Israelº his people.º 13 Thy name,º O LORD,º [endureth] for ever;º [and] thy memorial,º O LORD,º throughout all¹ generations.º 14 For² the LORDº will judgeºª his people,º and he will repent¹ª himself² concerning² his servants.º

[8] Ex 12:12, 29; 13:15; Ps 78:51; 105:36; 136:10.
[9] Ex 7:1; Dt 4:34; Ne 9:10; Ps 78:43; 105:27; 136:15; Is 51:9; Jr 32:20; Ac 7:36.
[10] Ps 44:2; 136:17.
[11] Nu 21:21; Dt 2:30; 3:1; Jsh 10:1; Ne 9:22.
[12] Nu 33:54; Jsh 11:23; 12:7; Ps 44:1; 78:55; 136:21.
[13] Ex 3:15; 34:5; Ps 8:1, 9; 72:17; 89:1; 102:12, 21; Ho 12:5; Mt 6:9, 13.
[14] Dt 32:36; Jg 10:16; 1Ch 21:15; Ps 7:8; 50:4; 96:13; Ho 11:8; Am 7:3, 6; Jna 4:2.

The vanity of idols.

15 The idolsº of the heathenº [are] silverº and gold,º the workº of men'sº hands.º 16 They have mouths,º but they speakºª not;² eyesº have they, but they seeºª not;² 17 They have ears,º but they hearºª not;² neither²² is thereº [any] breathº in their mouths.º 18 They that makeºª them are² like unto them:² [so is] every one² that² trustethºª in them.

[15] Dt 4:28; Ps 115:4; Is 37:19; 40:19; 44:9; 46:6; Jr 10:3; Hab 2:18; Ac 17:29.
[16] Is 6:10; Mt 13:14.
[18] Ps 97:7; 115:8; Is 44:18; Jr 10:8; 2Co 4:4.

An exhortation to bless God.

19 Blessºª² the LORD,º O houseº of Israel:º² blessºª the LORD,º O houseº of Aaron:º 20 Blessºª² the LORD,º O houseº of Levi:º ye that fearº the LORD,º blessºª² the LORD.º 21 Blessedºª be the LORDº out of Zion,º² which dwellethºª at Jerusalem.º Praiseºª ye the LORD.º

[19] Ps 115:9; 118:1; 145:10; 147:19; 148:14; Rv 19:5.
[21] 2Ch 6:6; Ps 48:1, 9; 76:2; 132:13; 134:3; Is 12:6.


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