2. You who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God,
3. Praise the Lord! For the Lord is good; sing praises to His name, for He is gracious and lovely!
4. For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession and treasure. [Deut. 7:6.]
5. For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods.
6. Whatever the Lord pleases, that has He done in the heavens and on earth, in the seas and all deeps–
7. Who causes the vapors to arise from the ends of the earth, Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings the wind out of His storehouses;
8. Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast; [Exod. 12:12, 29; Ps. 78:51; 136:10.]
9. Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants;