Salmo 135

Praise the LORD, who chose Israel

¹Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; give him praise, you servants of the LORD, ²who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courtyards of the house of our God. ³Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; make music to his name, for that is a delight. ⁴For the LORD chose Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his special treasure. ⁵I am sure of it: the LORD is great, and our Lord stands above all gods. ⁶Whatever the LORD chooses to do, he does it, in the heavens, on the earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths. ⁷He raises the clouds from the far edges of the earth; he makes lightning flash with the rain and brings the wind out of his storehouses. ⁸He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of people and of animals alike. ⁹Into your very heart, Egypt, he sent signs and wonders, against Pharaoh and all his officials. ¹⁰He struck down many nations and killed powerful kings, ¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, ¹²and he gave their land away as a heritage, a heritage for his people Israel. ¹³LORD, your name will last forever; LORD, people will remember you in every generation. ¹⁴For the LORD will take up the cause of his people and show pity to his servants. ¹⁵The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. ¹⁶They have a mouth, yet say nothing; they have eyes, yet see nothing. ¹⁷They have ears, yet hear nothing; there is not even breath in their mouths. ¹⁸The people who make them will end up like them, and so will everyone who relies on them. ¹⁹People of Israel, bless the LORD! Family of Aaron, bless the LORD! ²⁰Family of Levi, bless the LORD! All who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! ²¹May the LORD be blessed from Zion, he who lives in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!