The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined, Psalm 135
PSAL. CXXXV.
PRaise the Lord, praise ye the Name of the Lord: praise him, 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.
PRaise God, ye servants of the Lord, praise Gods name praise him ye:
2▪ Who in Gods house stand; in the courts of our Gods house that be.
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his Name, for it is pleasant.
3 Praise ye the Lord, for God is good, and praises do ye sing
Unto his Name, and that because it is a pleasant thing.
4 For the Lord hath chosen Iacob unto himself: and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5 For I know that the Lord is great: and that our Lord is above all gods.
4 For God chus'd Jacob to himself his treasure is Isra'l:
5 For God I know is great: our Lord he gods above is all.
6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth: in the seas, and all deep plates.
6 What thing soev'r the Lord did please, that in the heav'n did he
And in the earth, in seas, and all deep places that there be.
7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth, he maketh lightnings for the rain: he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
7 He from the ends of earth doth cause the vapours to ascend,
For rain he lightnings makes, he doth winds from his treasures send.
8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt: both of man and beast.
9 who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt:
8 Who smote of Egypt the first born of man and beast that be:
9 Who wonders signes O Egyp…sent into the midst of thee.
Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
10 Who smote great nations: and slew mighty kings:
And also upon Pharao and all his servants there,
10 Who smot great Nations, and slew the Kings that mighty were.
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan: and all the kingdomes of Canaan,
11 Sihon King of the Amorites, and Og of Bashan king:
And all the kingdomes wherein did those of Canaan reigne.
12 And gave their land for an heritage: an heritage unto Israel his people.
12 And for a pleasant heritage, he with a liberall hand
An heritage to Israel his people, gave their land▪
13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever: and thy memoriall, O Lord, throughout all generations.
13 For ever, Lord, thy Name endures, and thy memoriall,
It surely is, O Lord, throughout the generations all.
14 For the Lord will judge his people: and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
14 For he that is the mighty Lord, will judge his people still,
Concerning those that do him serve repent himself he will:
15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold: the work of mens hands.
16 They have mouths but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not.
15 The heathens idols, silver, gold, works of mens hands they be:
16 They mouths have, but they do not speak eyes have they, but not see.
17 They have ears, but they hear not: neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
17 Ears have they, but they do not hear; no breath their mouthes hath past:
18 They that them make are like to them so all that in them trust.
19 Blesse the Lord, O house of Israel; blesse the Lord, O house of Aaron.
20 Blesse the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, blesse the Lord.
19 O house of Israel blesse the Lord, blesse God, O Aarons house:
20 O house of Levi blesse the Lord, ye that fear God him blesse.
21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion: which dwelleth at Ierusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
21 Out of the hill of Zion now the Lord God blessed be,
Which dwelleth at Jerusalem, praise to the Lord give ye.