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Praise the LORD'S Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols.

^1 (C1)Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)
Praise the name of the LORD;
Praise Him, O ^(C2)servants of the LORD (priests, Levites),

² You who stand in the house of the LORD,
In the ^(C1)courts of the house of our God,

³ Praise the LORD, for ^(C1)the LORD is good;
^(C2)Sing praises to His name, ^(C3)for it is gracious and lovely.

⁴ For the LORD has ^(C1)chosen the descendants of Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His ^(C2)own special treasure and possession. ^(VR1)

⁵ For I know that ^(C1)the LORD is great
And that our Lord is ^(C2)above all gods.

^6 (C1)Whatever the LORD pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—

⁷ Who ^(C1)causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth;
Who ^(C2)makes lightning for the rain,
Who ^(C1)brings the wind from His storehouses;

⁸ Who ^(C1)struck the firstborn of Egypt,
Both of man and animal; ^(VR1)

⁹ Who sent ^(C1)signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
Upon ^(C2)Pharaoh and all his servants.

^10 (C1)Who ^(C2)struck many nations
And killed mighty kings,

^11 (C1)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
^(C2)Og, king of Bashan,
And ^(C3)all the kingdoms of Canaan;

¹² And He ^(C1)gave their land as a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.

¹³ Your ^(C1)name, O LORD, endures forever,
Your fame and remembrance, O LORD, endures throughout all generations.

¹⁴ For the LORD will ^(C1)judge His people
And He ^(C2)will have compassion on His servants revealing His mercy. ^(VR1)

¹⁵ The ^(C1)idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of men's hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;

¹⁷ They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make idols are like them absolutely worthless—spiritually blind, deaf, and powerless;
So is everyone who trusts in and relies on them. ^(VR1)

¹⁹ O house of ^(C1)Israel, bless and praise the LORD with gratitude;
O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;

²⁰ O house of Levi, bless the LORD;
You ^(C1)who fear the LORD and worship Him with obedience, bless the LORD with grateful praise! ^(VR1)

²¹ Blessed be the LORD ^(C1)from Zion,
Who ^(C2)dwells with us at Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)