1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, (诗104:35; 诗113:1)2who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! (诗92:13; 诗134:1)3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant![1] (诗52:9; 诗100:5; 诗147:1)4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. (出19:5; 申7:6; 申10:15; 诗105:6)5For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. (诗95:3)6Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. (诗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. (伯28:25; 伯38:22; 伯38:25; 耶10:13; 耶51:16; 亚10:1)8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; (诗78:51)9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; (申6:22)10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, (诗136:17)11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, (民21:21; 民21:33; 申29:7; 书12:7)12and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. (申29:8; 诗78:55)13Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown,[2] O Lord, throughout all ages. (出3:15; 诗102:12)14For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. (申32:36; 诗90:13)15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. (诗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! (诗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! (诗128:5; 诗132:13; 诗135:1)