1 Praise Yah!
Praise Yahweh’s name!
Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
2 you who stand in Yahweh’s house,
in the courts of our God’s house.
3 Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good.
Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
4 For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel for his own possession.
5 For I know that Yahweh is great,
that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done,
in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightnings with the rain.
He brings the wind out of his treasuries.
8 He struck the firstborn of Egypt,
both of man and animal.
9 He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt,
on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.
10 He struck many nations,
and killed mighty kings—
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan—
12 and gave their land for a heritage,
a heritage to Israel, his people.
13 Your name, Yahweh, endures forever;
your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.
14 For Yahweh will judge his people
and have compassion on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of men’s hands.
16 They have mouths, but they can’t speak.
They have eyes, but they can’t see.
17 They have ears, but they can’t hear,
neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
yes, everyone who trusts in them.
19 House of Israel, praise Yahweh!
House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!
20 House of Levi, praise Yahweh!
You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!
21 Blessed be Yahweh from Zion,
who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise Yah!
1 Halleluja! Prys die Naam van die HERE! Prys, o knegte van die HERE,
2 wat staan in die huis van die HERE, in die voorhowe van die huis van onse God!
3 Loof die HERE, want die HERE is goed; psalmsing tot eer van sy Naam, want die is lieflik!
4 Want die HERE het Jakob vir Hom uitverkies, Israel as sy eiendom.
5 Waarlik, ,k weet dat die HERE groot en onse Here bo alle gode is.
6 Alles wat die HERE behaag, doen Hy, in die hemel en op die aarde, in die seë en al die dieptes.
7 Hy wat die dampe laat opgaan van die einde van die aarde af, bliksemstrale by die reën maak, die wind uit sy skatkamers laat uitgaan;
8 wat die eersgeborenes van Egipte getref het, van mense sowel as van vee;
9 wat tekens en wonders gestuur het binne-in jou, o Egipte, teen Farao en teen al sy knegte;
10 wat baie nasies verslaan het en magtige konings gedood het:
11 Sihon, die koning van die Amoriete, en Og, die koning van Basan, en al die koninkryke van Kana„n,
12 en hulle land as erfdeel gegee het, as erfdeel aan Israel, sy volk.
13 o HERE, u Naam is tot in ewigheid, u gedenknaam, HERE, van geslag tot geslag!
14 Want die HERE sal aan sy volk reg doen en medelyde hê met sy knegte.
15 Die afgode van die heidene is silwer en goud, 'n werk van mensehande.
16 Hulle het 'n mond, maar praat nie; hulle het oë, maar sien nie;
17 ore het hulle, maar hoor nie; ook is daar geen asem in hulle mond nie.
18 Die wat hulle maak, sal net soos hulle word -- elkeen wat op hulle vertrou.
19 Huis van Israel, loof die HERE! Huis van A„ron, loof die HERE!
20 Huis van Levi, loof die HERE! Julle wat die HERE vrees, loof die HERE!
21 Geloofd sy die HERE uit Sion, Hy wat in Jerusalem woon! Halleluja!