1. Praise the Lord!Praise the name of the Lord!Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,
2. who serve in the Lord’s temple,in the courts of the temple of our God.
3. Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good!Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!
4. Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,Israel to be his special possession.
5. Yes, I know the Lord is great,and our Lord is superior to all gods.
6. He does whatever he pleasesin heaven and on earth,in the seas and all the ocean depths.
7. He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth,makes lightning bolts accompany the rain,and brings the wind out of his storehouses.
8. He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,including both men and animals.