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1 Praise Yahweh!
Praise the name of Yahweh,
give praise, O servants of Yahweh,
2 who stand in the house of Yahweh,
in the courts of the house of our God!
3 Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;
sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
4 For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his own possession.
5 For I know that Yahweh is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatever Yahweh pleases, he does,
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all deeps.
7 He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
who makes lightnings for the rain
and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
8 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both of man and of beast;
9 who in your midst, O Egypt,
sent signs and wonders
against Pharaoh and all his servants;
10 who struck down many nations
and killed mighty kings,
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
12 and gave their land as a heritage,
a heritage to his people Israel.
13 Your name, O Yahweh, endures forever,
your renown, O Yahweh, throughout all ages.
14 For Yahweh will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but do not speak;
they have eyes, but do not see;
17 they have ears, but do not hear,
nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them become like them,
so do all who trust in them.
19 O house of Israel, bless Yahweh!
O house of Aaron, bless Yahweh!
20 O house of Levi, bless Yahweh!
You who fear Yahweh, bless Yahweh!
21 Blessed be Yahweh from Zion,
he who dwells in Jerusalem!
Praise Yahweh!