| Holman Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1Hallelujah! Praise the name of Yahweh. Give praise, you servants of Yahweh | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O servants of the LORD, |
| 2who stand in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of the house of our God. | 2who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God! |
| 3Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good; sing praise to His name, for it is delightful. | 3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant! |
| 4For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession. | 4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. |
| 5For I know that Yahweh is great; our Lord is greater than all gods. | 5For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. |
| 6Yahweh does whatever He pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths. | 6Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. |
| 7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from His storehouses. | 7He 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. |
| 8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both man and beast. | 8He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; |
| 9He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials. | 9who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; |
| 10He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: | 10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, |
| 11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. | 11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, |
| 12He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to His people Israel. | 12and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel. |
| 13Yahweh, Your name endures forever, Your reputation, Yahweh, through all generations. | 13Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. |
| 14For Yahweh will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants. | 14For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. |
| 15The idols of the nations are of silver and gold, made by human hands. | 15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. |
| 16They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. | 16They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; |
| 17They have ears but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths. | 17they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. |
| 18Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them. | 18Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. |
| 19House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh! | 19O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD! |
| 20House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who revere the LORD, praise the LORD! | 20O house of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! |
| 21May the LORD be praised from Zion; He dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah! | 21Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD! |
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