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¹ Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord!
Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,
² who serve in the Lord's temple,
in the courts of the temple of our God.
³ Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good!
Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!
⁴ Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel to be his special possession.
⁵ Yes, I know the Lord is great,
and our Lord is superior to all gods.
⁶ He does whatever he pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all the ocean depths.
⁷ He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth,
makes lightning bolts accompany the rain,
and brings the wind out of his storehouses.
⁸ He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
including both men and animals.
⁹ He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment
in your midst, O Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his servants.
¹⁰ He defeated many nations,
and killed mighty kings—
¹¹ Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
¹² He gave their land as an inheritance,
as an inheritance to Israel his people.
¹³ O Lord, your name endures,
your reputation, O Lord, lasts.
¹⁴ For the Lord vindicates his people,
and has compassion on his servants.
¹⁵ The nations' idols are made of silver and gold,
they are man-made.
¹⁶ They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,
¹⁷ and ears, but cannot hear.
Indeed, they cannot breathe.
¹⁸ Those who make them will end up like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.
¹⁹ O family of Israel, praise the Lord!
O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!
²⁰ O family of Levi, praise the Lord!
You loyal followers of the Lord, praise the Lord!
²¹ The Lord deserves praise in Zion—
he who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!