Psalm 135
Laudate nomen
The Book of Common Prayer (1979) · 21 verses
- 1
Hallelujah! Praise the Name of the LORD; *
give praise, you servants of the LORD. - 2
You who stand in the house of the LORD, *
in the courts of the house of our God. - 3
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; *
sing praises to his Name, for it is lovely. - 4
For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself *
and Israel for his own possession. - 5
For I know that the LORD is great, *
and that our Lord is above all gods. - 6
The LORD does whatever pleases him, in heaven and on earth, *
in the seas and all the deeps. - 7
He brings up rain clouds from the ends of the earth; *
he sends out lightning with the rain, and brings the winds out of his storehouse. - 8
It was he who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, *
the firstborn both of man and beast. - 9
He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, *
against Pharaoh and all his servants. - 10
He overthrew many nations *
and put mighty kings to death: - 11
Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan, *
and all the kingdoms of Canaan. - 12
He gave their land to be an inheritance, *
an inheritance for Israel his people. - 13
O LORD, your Name is everlasting; *
your renown, O LORD, endures from age to age. - 14
For the LORD gives his people justice *
and shows compassion to his servants. - 15
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, *
the work of human hands. - 16
They have mouths, but they cannot speak; *
eyes have they, but they cannot see. - 17
They have ears, but they cannot hear; *
neither is there any breath in their mouth. - 18
Those who make them are like them, *
and so are all who put their trust in them. - 19
Bless the LORD, O house of Israel; *
O house of Aaron, bless the LORD. - 20
Bless the LORD, O house of Levi; *
you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD. - 21
Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, *
who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
The text of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer is in the public domain in the United States.