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¹ Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord!
    Praise him, you servants of the Lord,
² you who serve in the Lord's Temple,
    in the courtyard of the Temple of our God.
³ Praise the Lord, because he is good.
    Praise his name, because it brings such joy!

⁴ The Lord chose Jacob to be his own.
    Yes, he chose Israel to be his own people.
⁵ I know the Lord is great!
    Our Lord is greater than all the gods!
⁶ The Lord does whatever he wants,
    in heaven and on earth, in the seas and the deep oceans.
⁷ He brings the clouds from the other side of the earth.
    He sends the lightning and the rain,
    and he opens the doors to release the winds.
⁸ He destroyed the firstborn males of the people in Egypt and their animals.
⁹ He did great wonders and miracles in Egypt.
    He used them against Pharaoh and his officials.
¹⁰ He defeated many nations
    and killed powerful kings.
¹¹ He defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    Og, king of Bashan,
    and all the kingdoms in Canaan.
¹² Then he gave their land to Israel, his people.

¹³ Lord, your name will be famous forever!
    Lord, people will remember you forever and ever.
¹⁴ The Lord defends his people;
    he is kind to his servants.
¹⁵ The gods of other nations are only gold and silver idols
    that people have made.
¹⁶ They have mouths, but cannot speak.
    They have eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears, but cannot hear.
    They have mouths, but no breath.
¹⁸ Those who make idols and trust in them
    will become just like the idols they have made.

¹⁹ Family of Israel, praise the Lord!
    Aaron's family, praise the Lord!
²⁰ Levi's family, praise the Lord!
    All you who worship the Lord, praise the Lord!
²¹ The Lord should be praised from Zion,
    from Jerusalem, his home.

Praise the Lord!