Psalm 135

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Clementine Vulgate (Psalm 134)

Latin text

1 Alleluja. Laudate nomen Domini ; laudate, servi, Dominum :

2 qui statis in domo Domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri.

3 Laudate Dominum, quia bonus Dominus ; psallite nomini ejus, quoniam suave.

4 Quoniam Jacob elegit sibi Dominus ; Israël in possessionem sibi.

5 Quia ego cognovi quod magnus est Dominus, et Deus noster præ omnibus diis.

6 Omnia quæcumque voluit Dominus fecit, in cælo, in terra, in mari et in omnibus abyssis.

7 Educens nubes ab extremo terræ, fulgura in pluviam fecit ; qui producit ventos de thesauris suis.

8 Qui percussit primogenita Ægypti, ab homine usque ad pecus.

9 Et misit signa et prodigia in medio tui, Ægypte : in Pharaonem, et in omnes servos ejus.

10 Qui percussit gentes multas, et occidit reges fortes :

11 Sehon, regem Amorrhæorum, et Og, regem Basan, et omnia regna Chanaan :

12 et dedit terram eorum hæreditatem, hæreditatem Israël populo suo.

13 Domine, nomen tuum in æternum ; Domine, memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.

14 Quia judicabit Dominus populum suum, et in servis suis deprecabitur.

15 Simulacra gentium argentum et aurum, opera manuum hominum.

16 Os habent, et non loquentur ; oculos habent, et non videbunt.

17 Aures habent, et non audient ; neque enim est spiritus in ore ipsorum.

18 Similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea, et omnes qui confidunt in eis.

19 Domus Israël, benedicite Domino ; domus Aaron, benedicite Domino.

20 Domus Levi, benedicite Domino ; qui timetis Dominum, benedicite Domino.

21 Benedictus Dominus ex Sion, qui habitat in Jerusalem.

Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer

English text

1 O praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord : praise it, O ye servants of the Lord;

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord : in the courts of the house of our God.

3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious : O sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.

4 For why? the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto 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 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth : and in the sea, and in all deep places.

7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world : and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of his treasures.

8 He smote the first-born of Egypt : both of man and beast.

9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt : upon Pharaoh, and all his servants.

10 He smote divers nations : and slew mighty kings;

11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Basan : and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

12 And gave their land to be an heritage : even an heritage unto Israel his people.

13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever : so doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to another.

14 For the Lord will avenge his people : and be gracious unto his servants.

15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but silver and gold : the work of men's hands.

16 They have mouths, and speak not : eyes have they, but they see not.

17 They have ears, and yet they hear not : neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18 They that make them are like unto them : and so are all they that put their trust in them.

19 Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel : praise the Lord, ye house of Aaron.

20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi : ye that fear the Lord, praise the Lord.

21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion : who dwelleth at Jerusalem.