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¹ Praise the Lord!

Praise his name, you servants of the Lord,
²     who stand in the Lord's house,
    in the Temple of our God.
³ Praise the Lord, because he is good;
    sing praises to his name, because he is kind.^[a]
4 He chose Jacob for himself,
    the people of Israel for his own.

⁵ I know that our Lord is great,
    greater than all the gods.
⁶ He does whatever he wishes
    in heaven and on earth,
    in the seas and in the depths below.
⁷ He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth;
    he makes lightning for the storms,
    and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.

⁸ In Egypt he killed all the first-born
    of people and animals alike.
⁹ There he performed miracles and wonders
    to punish the king and all his officials.
¹⁰ He destroyed many nations
    and killed powerful kings:
¹¹ Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    Og, king of Bashan,
    and all the kings in Canaan.
¹² He gave their lands to his people;
    he gave them to Israel.

¹³ Lord, you will always be proclaimed as God;
    all generations will remember you.
¹⁴ The Lord will defend his people;
    he will take pity on his servants.

^15 (a)The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold;
    they are formed by human hands.
¹⁶ They have mouths, but cannot speak,
    and eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears, but cannot hear;
    they are not even able to breathe.
¹⁸ May all who made them and who trust in them
    become^[b] like the idols they have made!

¹⁹ Praise the Lord, people of Israel;
    praise him, you priests of God!
²⁰ Praise the Lord, you Levites;
    praise him, all you that worship him!
²¹ Praise the Lord in Zion,
    in Jerusalem, his home.

Praise the Lord!