Psalms 135:15-21 in English

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah: O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah:

²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah: Ye that fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

²¹ Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

¹⁵ and overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁶ To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁷ To him who smote great kings: for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁸ and slew mighty kings; for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁹ Seon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endures for ever:

²⁰ and Og king of Basan: for his mercy endures for ever:

²¹ and gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁵ The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

²⁰ Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

²¹ Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

¹⁵ The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

²⁰ Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

²¹ Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

¹⁵ and overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁶ To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁷ To him who struck great kings: for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁸ and killed mighty kings; for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁹ Seon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endures for ever:

²⁰ and Og king of Basan: for his mercy endures for ever:

²¹ and gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them shall be like unto them; yea, every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye the LORD: O house of Aaron, bless ye the LORD:

²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye the LORD: ye that fear the LORD, bless ye the LORD.

²¹ Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

¹⁵ But the idols that the other people-groups worship are only statues made of silver and gold, things that humans have made.

¹⁶ Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say anything; they have eyes, but they cannot see anything.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they cannot hear anything, and they are not even able to breathe.

¹⁸ The people who make those idols are as powerless as those idols, and those who trust in those idols can accomplish no more than their idols can!

¹⁹ My fellow Israelis, praise Yahweh! You priests who are descended from Aaron, praise Yahweh!

²⁰ You men who are descended from Levi, you who assist the priests, praise Yahweh! All you who revere Yahweh, praise him!

²¹ Praise Yahweh in the temple on Zion Hill in Jerusalem, where he lives! Praise Yahweh!

¹⁵ and overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁶ To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures for ever.

¹⁷ To him who struck great kings: for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁸ and killed mighty kings; for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁹ Seon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endures for ever:

²⁰ and Og king of Basan: for his mercy endures for ever:

²¹ and gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endures for ever:

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

²⁰ House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!

²¹ Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise Yah!

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

²⁰ House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!

²¹ Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise Yah!

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!

²⁰ House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!

²¹ Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

¹⁵ The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

¹⁷ They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

¹⁹ Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron:

²⁰ Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

²¹ Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands:

¹⁶ They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;

¹⁷ They have ears, and they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.

¹⁸ They that make them are like unto them, — every one that confideth in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, bless ye Jehovah; house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah;

²⁰ House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah.

²¹ Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem! Hallelujah!

¹⁵ And overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁶ Who led his people through the desert: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁷ Who smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁸ And slew strong kings: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁹ Sehon king of the Amorrhites: for his mercy endureth for ever.

²⁰ And Og king of Basan: for his mercy endureth for ever.

²¹ And he gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁵ The idols of the foreign nations are only objects of silver and gold, made by human hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but can't speak; they have eyes, but can't see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but can't hear; they can't even breathe!

¹⁸ Those who make idols will become just like them, and so will everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ People of Israel, praise the Lord! Descendants of Aaron, praise the Lord!

²⁰ Levites, praise the Lord! Everyone who worships the Lord, praise the Lord!

²¹ Praise the Lord from Zion, for he lives in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!

¹⁵ The idoles of the heathen are siluer and golde, euen the worke of mens handes.

¹⁶ They haue a mouth, and speake not: they haue eyes and see not.

¹⁷ They haue eares and heare not, neither is there any breath in their mouth.

¹⁸ They that make them, are like vnto them: so are all that trust in them.

¹⁹ Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel: praise the Lord, ye house of Aaron.

²⁰ Praise the Lord, ye house of Leui: ye that feare the Lord, praise the Lord.

²¹ Praised bee the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth in Ierusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them shall be like unto them; yea, every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless ye the LORD;

²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye the LORD; ye that fear the LORD, bless ye the LORD.

²¹ Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

¹⁵ The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them are like unto them: So is every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:

²⁰ Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: Ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

²¹ Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men.

¹⁶ Mouths they have, but they speak not; eyes they have, but they see not;

¹⁷ Ears they have, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.

¹⁸ Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord.

²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

²¹ Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, even he that resideth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

¹⁵ And overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: For his mercy endures forever.

¹⁶ To him who led his people through the wilderness: For his mercy endures forever.

¹⁷ To him who smote great kings: For his mercy endures forever:

¹⁸ And slew mighty kings; For his mercy endures forever:

¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites: For his mercy endures forever:

²⁰ And Og king of Bashan: For his mercy endures forever:

²¹ And gave their land for an inheritance: For his mercy endures forever:

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; And there is no breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them are like them; So is every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ Praise the LORD, O house of Israel! Praise the LORD, O house of Aaron!

²⁰ Praise the LORD, O house of Levi! Ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

²¹ Praised be the LORD out of Zion, He that dwelleth in Jerusalem! Praise ye the LORD!

¹⁵ The idols of heathen are silver made by human hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but cannot speak: they have eyes, but cannot see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but cannot hear: there is no breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Their makers become like them, so do all who trust in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise the Lord: house of Araon, praise the Lord.

²⁰ House of Levi, praise the Lord: you who fear the Lord, praise the Lord.

²¹ Blest be the Lord out of Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

¹⁵ The idols of heathen are silver made by human hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but cannot speak: they have eyes, but cannot see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but cannot hear: there is no breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Their makers become like them, so do all who trust in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise the Lord: house of Araon, praise the Lord.

²⁰ House of Levi, praise the Lord: you who fear the Lord, praise the Lord.

²¹ Blest be the Lord out of Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel God prevails, praise Adonai ! House of Aaron Light-bringer, praise Adonai !

²⁰ House of Levi United with, praise Adonai ! You who fear Adonai, praise Adonai !

²¹ Blessed be Adonai from Zion Mountain ridge, Marking, Who dwells at Jerusalem City of peace. Halleluyah ·praise Yah·!

¹⁵ The nations' idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

¹⁶ Those idols have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

¹⁷ they have ears, but they do not hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them are like them, as is everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ Descendants of Israel, bless Yahweh; descendants of Aaron, bless Yahweh.

²⁰ Descendants of Levi, bless Yahweh; you who honor Yahweh, bless Yahweh.

²¹ Blessed be Yahweh in Zion, he who lives in Jerusalem. Praise Yahweh.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

²⁰ House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!

²¹ Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise Yah!

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!

²⁰ House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!

²¹ Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

¹⁵ The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ They that make them are like them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

¹⁹ Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

²⁰ Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

²¹ Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!

²⁰ House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!

²¹ Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

¹⁶ They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

¹⁷ They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.

¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!

²⁰ House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!

²¹ Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

¹⁵ The simulacra of heathen men be silver and gold; the works of the hands of men.

¹⁶ Those images have a mouth, and shall not speak; those or they have eyes, and shall not see.

¹⁷ Those or they have ears, and shall not hear; for there is no spirit in the mouth of them.

¹⁸ They that make those things, be made like them; and all that trust in them.

¹⁹ The house of Israel, bless ye the Lord; the house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord.

²⁰ The house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that dread the Lord, bless ye the Lord.

²¹ Blessed be the Lord of Zion; that dwelleth in Jerusalem.

¹⁵ The simulacra of heathen men be silver and gold; the works of the hands of men. (The idols of the heathenbe but silver and gold; yea, the works of men’s hands.)

¹⁶ Those images have a mouth, and shall not speak; those have eyes, and shall not see. (Those idols have mouths, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see.)

¹⁷ Those have ears, and shall not hear; for there is no spirit in the mouth of them. (They have ears, but they cannot hear; for there is no breath in their mouths.)

¹⁸ They that make those things, be made like them; and all that trust in them. (Let they who make those things, be made like them; and all who trust in them as well.)

¹⁹ The house of Israel, bless ye the Lord; the house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord.

²⁰ The house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that dread the Lord, bless ye the Lord, (or ye who fear the Lord, or ye who revere the Lord, bless ye the Lord).

²¹ Blessed be the Lord (out) of Zion; that dwelleth in Jerusalem. (Blessed be the Lord in Zion; yea, he who dwelleth in Jerusalem.)

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

¹⁶ A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

¹⁷ Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose — there is no breath in their mouth!

¹⁸ Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah, O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah,

²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah, Those fearing Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

²¹ Blessed is Jehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem — praise ye Jah!