135:1
Praise Yah.
Praise the name of Yahweh.
Praise, O servants of Yahweh.
135:2
Who are standing in the house of Yahweh,
In the courts of the house of our God.
135:3
Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good,
Make music to his name, for it is delightful.
135:4
For Jacob he chose for him, Yah, Israel for his property (segol).
135:5
For I know that great is Yahweh,
And our Lord is greater than all gods.
135:6
All which Yahweh delights to do in the heavens and in the land and in the seas and all the deeps.
135:7
Bringing up mists/chiefs from the ends of the earth,
He makes lightning for the rain
Bringing out wind from his storehouse.
135:8
Which he struck the firstborn of Egypt, from man to beast.
135:9
He sent signs and wonders in your midst, O Egypt,
At Pharaoh and at all his servants.
135:10
Who struck many nations
And killed numerous kings.
135:11
To Sihon king of the Amorites
And to Og, king of Bashan,
And to all the kingdoms of Canaan.
135:12
He gave their land as an inheritance/estate [nakhalah]
An estate for Israel his people.
135:13
Yahweh, your name is forever,
Yahweh, your remembrance is from generation to generation.
135:14
For Yahweh will judge his people, and upon all his servants he will have compassion.
135:15
Idols of the nations are silver and gold,
Things made by human hands.
135:16
They have a mouth and they do not speak.
They have eyes and they do not see.
135:17
They have ears but they do not hear,
A nose, there is no breath in their mouths.
135:18
Their makers are like them,
All who trust in them.
135:19
House of Israel, bless Yahweh.
House of Aaron, bless Yahweh.
135:20
House of Levi, bless Yahweh.
Fearers of Yahweh, bless Yahweh.
135:21
Bless Yahweh from Zion
Dweller of Jerusalem.
Hallelu-Yah
135:1
Praise Yah.
Praise the name of Yahweh.
Praise, O servants of Yahweh.
135:2
Who are standing in the house of Yahweh,
in the courts of the house of our God.
135:3
Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good,
Make music to his name, for it is delightful.
135:4
For Yah, he chose Jacob for himself,
Israel for his property.
135:5
For I know that great is Yahweh,
and our Lord is greater than all gods.
135:6
All which Yahweh delights to do he does
in the heavens and on the land and in the seas and all the deeps,
135:7
making mists rise up from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
sending out wind from his storehouse.
135:8
[It was he] who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
from man to beast.
135:9
He sent signs and wonders in your midst, O Egypt,
against Pharaoh and against all his servants.
135:10
[It was he] who struck down many nations
and killed numerous kings,
135:11
to Sihon king of the Amorites
and to Og, king of Bashan,
and to all the kingdoms of Canaan.
135:12
And he gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance [nakhalah] for Israel his people.
135:13
Yahweh, your name [is] forever,
Yahweh, your remembrance [is] from generation to generation.
135:14
For Yahweh will judge his people,
and upon his servants he will have compassion.
135:15
[The] idols of the nations [are] silver and gold,
work of the hands of man.
135:16
They have a mouth but do not speak.
They have eyes but do not see.
135:17
They have ears but do not hear.
Indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.
135:18
Their makers become like them,
all who trust in them.
135:19
House of Israel, bless Yahweh.
House of Aaron, bless Yahweh.
135:20
House of Levi, bless Yahweh.
Fearers of Yahweh, bless Yahweh.
135:21
Blessed [be] Yahweh from Zion,
dwelling in Jerusalem.
Hallelu-Yah.
[PSALMS 135-136 appear to be a pair, drawing on Exodus and Conquest history.]
Psalm 135: Praise Yahweh, The Greatest [21 verses]
PRAISES & CALL TO PRAISE YAHWEH (vv 1-3)
Psalm 135:1a WLC Impv הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀
Psalm 135:1a MOMT Praise Yah.
Psalm 135:1b WLC Impv הַֽ֭לְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה
Psalm 135:1b MOMT Praise the name of Yahweh.
Psalm 135:1c WLC Impv הַֽ֝לְלוּ עַבְדֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
Psalm 135:1c MOMT Praise, O servants of Yahweh.
Psalm 135:2a WLC Rel-clause(appositional) עֹֽמְדִים בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה
Psalm 135:2a MOMT Who are standing in the house of Yahweh,
Psalm 135:2b WLC prep-phrase(appositional) בְּ֝חַצְרֹ֗ות בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
Psalm 135:2b MOMT in the courts of the house of our God.
Psalm 135:3a WLC Impv+ki-SNC הַֽ֭לְלוּ־יָהּ כִּי־טֹ֣וב יְהוָ֑ה
Psalm 135:3a MOMT Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good,
Psalm 135:3b WLC Impv+ki-SNC זַמְּר֥וּ לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ו כִּ֣י נָעִֽים׃
Psalm 135:3b MOMT Make music to his name, for it is delightful. [Psalm 147:1; 52:9]
REASON FOR PRAISE: YAHWEH’S CHOICE OF ISRAEL (v. 4)
Psalm 135:4a WLC Ki-X-Qatal כִּֽי־יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּחַ֣ר לֹ֣ו יָ֑הּ
Psalm 135:4a MOMT For Yah, he chose Jacob for himself,
Psalm 135:4b WLC dependent יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִסְגֻלָּתֹֽו
Psalm 135:4b MOMT Israel for his property [segol].
REASON FOR PRAISE: YAHWEH IS THE UNIQUE ALL-POWERFUL GOD (vv. 5-7)
Psalm 135:5a WLC Ki-X-Qatal כִּ֤י אֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּי־גָדֹ֣ול יְהוָ֑ה
Psalm 135:5a MOMT For I know that great is Yahweh,
Psalm 135:5b WLC We-SNC וַ֝אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ מִכָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Psalm 135:5b MOMT And our Lord is greater than all gods. [cf. Exod 18:11]
Psalm 135:6a WLC X(RelClause as subj)-Qatal כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־חָפֵ֥ץ יְהוָ֗ה עָ֫שָׂ֥ה
Psalm 135:6a MOMT All which Yahweh delights to do he does
Psalm 135:6b WLC PrepClauses(x2) בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָ֑רֶץ בַּ֝יַּמִּ֗ים וְכָל־תְּהֹומֹֽות׃
Psalm 135:6b MOMT in the heavens and on the land and in the seas and all the deeps,
Psalm 135:7a WLC adverbial participle מַֽעֲלֶ֣ה נְשִׂאִים֮ מִקְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ
Psalm 135:7a MOMT making mists rise up from the ends of the earth, [Jer 10:13; 51:16]
Psalm 135:7b WLC X-Qatal בְּרָקִ֣ים לַמָּטָ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה
Psalm 135:7b MOMT He makes lightning for the rain,
Psalm 135:7c WLC adverbial participle מֹֽוצֵא־ר֝וּחַ מֵאֹֽוצְרֹותָֽיו׃
Psalm 135:7c MOMT sending out wind from his storehouse.
YAHWEH BROUGHT ISRAEL FROM & STRUCK EGYPT (vv. 8-9)
Psalm 135:8a WLC RelPronoun+Qatal שֶֽׁ֭הִכָּה בְּכֹורֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם ׃
Psalm 135:8a MOMT [It was he] who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
Psalm 135:8b WLC prepositional phrase מֵ֝אָדָ֗ם עַד־בְּהֵמָֽה
Psalm 135:8b MOMT from man to beast.
Psalm 135:9a WLC Qatal שָׁלַ֤ח ׀ אֹתֹ֣ות וּ֭מֹפְתִים בְּתֹוכֵ֣כִי מִצְרָ֑יִם
Psalm 135:9a MOMT He sent signs and wonders in your midst, O Egypt,
Psalm 135:9b WLC prepositional phrases בְּ֝פַרְעֹ֗ה וּבְכָל־עֲבָדָֽיו׃
Psalm 135:9b MOMT against Pharaoh and against all his servants.
YAHWEH DEFEATED NATIONS TO GIVE ISRAEL CANAAN (vv. 10-12)
Psalm 135:10a WLC Rel-Qatal שֶֽׁ֭הִכָּה גֹּויִ֣ם רַבִּ֑ים
Psalm 135:10a MOMT [It was he] who struck down many nations
Psalm 135:10b WLC We-Qatal וְ֝הָרַ֗ג מְלָכִ֥ים עֲצוּמִֽים׃
Psalm 135:10b MOMT and killed numerous [or ‘mighty’] kings,
Psalm 135:11a WLC prepositional phrase לְסִיחֹ֤ון ׀ מֶ֤לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֗י
Psalm 135:11a MOMT to Sihon king of the Amorites
Psalm 135:11b WLC We-prep phrase וּ֭לְעֹוג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֑ן
Psalm 135:11b MOMT and to Og, king of Bashan,
Psalm 135:11c WLC We-prep phrase וּ֝לְכֹ֗ל מַמְלְכֹ֥ות כְּנָֽעַן׃
Psalm 135:11c MOMT and to all the kingdoms of Canaan.
Psalm 135:12a WLC We-Qatal וְנָתַ֣ן אַרְצָ֣ם נַחֲלָ֑ה
Psalm 135:12a MOMT And he gave their land as an inheritance [nakhalah],
Psalm 135:12b WLC dependent נַ֝חֲלָ֗ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עַמֹּֽו׃
Psalm 135:12b MOMT an inheritance [nakhalah] for Israel his people.
YAHWEH PRAISED FOR HIS JUDGEMENT & COMPASSION (vv. 13-14)
Psalm 135:13a WLC Renom-SNC יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְךָ֣ לְעֹולָ֑ם
Psalm 135:13a MOMT Yahweh, your name [is] forever,
Psalm 135:13b WLC Renom-SNC יְ֝הוָ֗ה זִכְרְךָ֥ לְדֹר־וָדֹֽר׃ [Ps 102:12]
Psalm 135:13b MOMT Yahweh, your remembrance [is] from generation to generation.
Psalm 135:14a WLC Ki-Yiqtol כִּֽי־יָדִ֣ין יְהוָ֣ה עַמֹּ֑ו
Psalm 135:14a MOMT For Yahweh will judge his people,
Psalm 135:14b WLC We-X-Yiqtol וְעַל־עֲ֝בָדָ֗יו יִתְנֶחָֽם׃
Psalm 135:14b MOMT and upon his servants he will have compassion.
THE IDOLS UNFAVOURABLY CONTRASTED WITH YAHWEH (vv. 15-18)
Psalm 135:15a WLC SNC עֲצַבֵּ֣י הַ֭גֹּויִם כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֑ב
Psalm 135:15a MOMT [The] idols of the nations [are] silver and gold,
Psalm 135:15b WLC dependent מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה יְדֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃
Psalm 135:15b MOMT work of the hands of man.
Psalm 135:16a WLC X-We-lo-Yiqtol פֶּֽה־לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ
Psalm 135:16a MOMT They have a mouth but do not speak.
Psalm 135:16b WLC X-We-lo-Yiqtol עֵינַ֥יִם לָ֝הֶ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֽוּ׃
Psalm 135:16b MOMT They have eyes but do not see.
Psalm 135:17a WLC X-We-lo-Yiqtol אָזְנַ֣יִם לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יַאֲזִ֑ינוּ
Psalm 135:17a MOMT They have ears but do not hear.
Psalm 135:17b WLC conj-SNC אַ֝֗ף אֵין־יֶשׁ־ר֥וּחַ בְּפִיהֶֽם׃
Psalm 135:17b MOMT Indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.
Psalm 135:18a WLC conj-Yiqtol כְּ֭מֹוהֶם יִהְי֣וּ עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם
Psalm 135:18a MOMT Their makers become like them,
Psalm 135:18b WLC SNC כֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵ֣חַ בָּהֶֽם׃
Psalm 135:18b MOMT all who trust in them.
FINAL PRAISES FOR YAHWEH
Psalm 135:19a WLC X-Impv בֵּ֣ית יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בָּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה
Psalm 135:19a MOMT House of Israel, bless Yahweh.
Psalm 135:19b WLC X-Impv בֵּ֥ית אַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן בָּרֲכ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃
Psalm 135:19b MOMT House of Aaron, bless Yahweh.
Psalm 135:20a WLC X-Impv בֵּ֣ית הַ֭לֵּוִי בָּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה
Psalm 135:20a MOMT House of Levi, bless Yahweh.
Psalm 135:20b WLC X-Impv יִֽרְאֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה בָּרֲכ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃
Psalm 135:20b MOMT Fearers of Yahweh, bless Yahweh.
Psalm 135:21a WLC SNC בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִצִּיֹּ֗ון
Psalm 135:21a MOMT Blessed [be] Yahweh from Zion,
Psalm 135:21b WLC SNC שֹׁ֘כֵ֤ן יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם
Psalm 135:21b MOMT dwelling in Jerusalem.
Psalm 135:21c WLC Impv הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
Psalm 135:21c MOMT Hallelu-Yah