¹Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord. Offer praise, you servants of the Lord, ²who serve in the Lord’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God. ³Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant. ⁴Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession. ⁵Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods. ⁶He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths. ⁷He 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. ⁸He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals. ⁹He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants. ¹⁰He defeated many nations, and killed mighty kings—¹¹Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. ¹²He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people. ¹³O Lord, your name endures, your reputation, O Lord, lasts. ¹⁴For the Lord vindicates his people and has compassion on his servants. ¹⁵The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold; they are man-made.¹⁶They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see, ¹⁷and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe. ¹⁸Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.¹⁹O family of Israel, praise the Lord. O family of Aaron, praise the Lord. ²⁰O family of Levi, praise the Lord. You loyal followers of the Lord, praise the Lord. ²¹The Lord deserves praise in Zion— he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.