1. Praise the Lord!Praise his name, you servants of the Lord,
2. who stand in the Lord's house,in the Temple of our God.
3. Praise the Lord, because he is good;sing praises to his name, because he is kind.
4. He chose Jacob for himself,the people of Israel for his own.
5. I know that our Lord is great,greater than all the gods.
6. He does whatever he wishesin heaven and on earth,in the seas and in the depths below.
7. He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth;he makes lightning for the storms,and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.
8. In Egypt he killed all the firstbornof people and animals alike.
9. There he performed miracles and wondersto punish the king and all his officials.
10. He destroyed many nationsand killed powerful kings:
11. Sihon, king of the Amorites,Og, king of Bashan,and all the kings in Canaan.
12. He gave their lands to his people;he gave them to Israel.
13. Lord, you will always be proclaimed as God;all generations will remember you.