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!
1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, (Salm 104,35; Salm 113,1)2who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! (Salm 92,13; Salm 134,1)3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant![1] (Salm 52,9; Salm 100,5; Salm 147,1)4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. (2.Mos 19,5; 5.Mos 7,6; 5.Mos 10,15; Salm 105,6)5For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. (Salm 95,3)6Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. (Salm 115,3)7He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses. (Job 28,25; Job 38,22; Job 38,25; Jer 10,13; Jer 51,16; Zak 10,1)8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; (Salm 78,51)9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; (5.Mos 6,22)10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, (Salm 136,17)11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, (4.Mos 21,21; 4.Mos 21,33; 5.Mos 29,7; Josva 12,7)12and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. (5.Mos 29,8; Salm 78,55)13Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown,[2] O Lord, throughout all ages. (2.Mos 3,15; Salm 102,12)14For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. (5.Mos 32,36; Salm 90,13)15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. (Salm 115,4)16They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;17they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths.18Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them.19O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord! (Salm 115,9)20O house of Levi, bless the Lord! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!21Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord! (Salm 128,5; Salm 132,13; Salm 135,1)