Psalms 135

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD,	1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is eternal.
2 Who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God!	2 Confess to the God of gods, for his mercy is eternal.
3 Praise the LORD; the LORD is good! Sing to God's name; it is gracious!	3 Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob, Israel as a treasured possession.	4 He alone performs great miracles, for his mercy is eternal.
5 I know that the LORD is great, our Lord is greater than all gods.	5 He made the heavens with understanding, for his mercy is eternal.
6 Whatever the LORD wishes he does in heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the deeps.	6 He established the earth above the waters, for his mercy is eternal.
7 He raises storm clouds from the end of the earth, makes lightning and rain, brings forth wind from the storehouse.	7 He made the great lights, for his mercy is eternal:
8 He struck down Egypt's firstborn, human and beast alike,	8 the sun to rule the day, for his mercy is eternal:
9 And sent signs and portents against you, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.	9 the moon and the stars to rule the night, for his mercy is eternal.
10 The Lord struck down many nations, slew mighty kings--	10 He struck Egypt along with their first-born, for his mercy is eternal.
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, all the kings of Canaan--	11 He led Israel away from their midst, for his mercy is eternal:
12 And made their land a heritage, a heritage for Israel his people.	12 with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm, for his mercy is eternal.
13 O LORD, your name is forever, your renown, from age to age!	13 He divided the Red Sea into separate parts, for his mercy is eternal.
14 For the LORD defends his people, shows mercy to his servants.	14 And he led out Israel through the middle of it, for his mercy is eternal.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.	15 And he shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his mercy is eternal.
16 They have mouths but speak not; they have eyes but see not;	16 He led his people through the desert, for his mercy is eternal.
17 They have ears but hear not; no breath is in their mouths.	17 He has struck great kings, for his mercy is eternal.
18 Their makers shall be like them, all who trust in them.	18 And he has slaughtered strong kings, for his mercy is eternal:
19 House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!	19 Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his mercy is eternal:
20 House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!	20 and Og, king of Bashan, for his mercy is eternal.
21 Blessed from Zion be the LORD, who dwells in Jerusalem! Hallelujah!	21 And he granted their land as an inheritance, for his mercy is eternal:
	22 as an inheritance for his servant Israel, for his mercy is eternal.
	23 For he was mindful of us in our humiliation, for his mercy is eternal.
	24 And he redeemed us from our enemies, for his mercy is eternal.
	25 He gives food to all flesh, for his mercy is eternal.
	26 Confess to the God of heaven, for his mercy is eternal.
	27 Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.