📖 Psalms 135
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Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD! Offer praise, you servants of the LORD,
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who serve in the LORD’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.
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Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!
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Indeed, the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.
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Yes, I know the LORD is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.
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He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.
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He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.
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He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.
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He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
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He defeated many nations, and killed mighty kings–
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Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
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He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people.
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O LORD, your name endures, your reputation, O LORD, lasts.
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For the LORD vindicates his people, and has compassion on his servants.
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The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.
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They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,
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and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.
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Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
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O family of Israel, praise the LORD! O family of Aaron, praise the LORD!
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O family of Levi, praise the LORD! You loyal followers of the LORD, praise the LORD!
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The LORD deserves praise in Zion– he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!