1Halleluja – lobt den HERRN! Preist den Namen des HERRN, ja, lobt ihn, alle seine Diener,2die ihr in seinem Tempel steht, in den Vorhöfen beim Haus unseres Gottes!3Preist den HERRN, denn er ist gut; musiziert zur Ehre seines herrlichen Namens.4Er hat die Nachkommen Jakobs auserwählt und ganz Israel zu seinem Eigentum erklärt.5Ja, ich habe erkannt: Groß ist der HERR! Unser Herr ist mächtiger als alle Götter.6Was er will, das tut er auch – sei es im Himmel oder auf der Erde, im Meer oder in den tiefsten Tiefen.7Er lässt Wolken am Horizont aufsteigen, er sendet Regen und grelle Blitze, den Sturmwind holt er aus seiner Kammer und schickt ihn auf die Reise.8In Ägypten tötete er alle ältesten Söhne, die Erstgeborenen von Mensch und Vieh.9Er vollbrachte dort Zeichen und Wunder am Pharao und allen seinen Untergebenen.10Er besiegte viele Völker und ließ mächtige Könige umkommen:11Sihon, den König der Amoriter, Og, den König von Baschan, und alle Könige von Kanaan.12Die Länder, über die sie geherrscht hatten, übergab er Israel, sein Volk bekam das ganze Gebiet als bleibenden Besitz.13HERR, dein Name wird nie in Vergessenheit geraten; dich wird man rühmen, solange es Menschen gibt.14Du, HERR, wirst deinem Volk zum Recht verhelfen. Du erbarmst dich über alle, die dir dienen.15Die Götter der anderen Völker sind nur Figuren aus Silber und Gold, von Menschenhänden gemacht.16Sie haben einen Mund, aber reden können sie nicht; Augen haben sie, doch sie können nicht sehen.17Mit ihren Ohren hören sie nicht, auch können sie nicht atmen.18Genauso starr und tot sollen die werden, die diese Götzen schufen, und auch alle, die solchen Götzen vertrauen!19Ihr Israeliten, lobt den HERRN! Ihr Priester,[1] lobt den HERRN!20Ihr Leviten, lobt den HERRN! Alle, die ihr den HERRN achtet – lobt ihn!21Gelobt sei der HERR auf dem Berg Zion, denn dort in Jerusalem ist seine Wohnung. Lobt den HERRN – halleluja!
Psalm 135
New International Reader’s Version
von Biblica1Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD. You who serve the LORD, praise him.2You who serve in the house of the LORD, praise him. You who serve in the courtyards of the temple of our God, praise him.3Praise the LORD, because he is good. Sing praise to his name, because that is pleasant.4The LORD has chosen the people of Jacob to be his own. He has chosen Israel to be his special treasure.5I know that the LORD is great. I know that our Lord is greater than all gods.6The LORD does anything he wants to do in the heavens and on the earth. He does it even in the deepest parts of the oceans.7He makes clouds rise from one end of the earth to the other. He sends lightning with the rain. He brings the wind out of his storerooms.8He killed the eldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the eldest males that were born to people and animals.9He did miraculous signs in Egypt. He did wonders against Pharaoh and everyone who served him.10He destroyed many nations. He killed mighty kings.11He killed Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan. He killed all the kings of Canaan.12He gave their land as a gift to his people Israel.13LORD, your name continues for ever. LORD, your fame will last for all time to come.14When the LORD hands down his sentence, it will be in his people’s favour. He will show deep concern for those who serve him.15The statues of the nations’ gods are made out of silver and gold. They are made by human hands.16They have mouths but can’t speak. They have eyes but can’t see.17They have ears but can’t hear. They have mouths but can’t breathe.18Those who make statues of gods will be like them. So will all those who trust in them.19People of Israel, praise the LORD. Priests of Aaron, praise the LORD.20Tribe of Levi, praise the LORD. You who have respect for the LORD, praise him.21Give praise to the LORD in Zion. Give praise to the God who lives in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, (Ps 104,35; Ps 113,1)2who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! (Ps 92,13; Ps 134,1)3Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant![1] (Ps 52,9; Ps 100,5; Ps 147,1)4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. (2Mo 19,5; 5Mo 7,6; 5Mo 10,15; Ps 105,6)5For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. (Ps 95,3)6Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. (Ps 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. (Hi 28,25; Hi 38,22; Hi 38,25; Jer 10,13; Jer 51,16; Sach 10,1)8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; (Ps 78,51)9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; (5Mo 6,22)10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, (Ps 136,17)11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, (4Mo 21,21; 4Mo 21,33; 5Mo 29,7; Jos 12,7)12and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. (5Mo 29,8; Ps 78,55)13Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown,[2] O Lord, throughout all ages. (2Mo 3,15; Ps 102,12)14For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. (5Mo 32,36; Ps 90,13)15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. (Ps 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! (Ps 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! (Ps 128,5; Ps 132,13; Ps 135,1)