Psalms
The Book of Psalms (Coverdale Translation)
The Book of Psalms (Coverdale Translation)
135 1 O PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord : praise it, O ye servants of the Lord;
135 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord : in the courts of the house of our God.
135 3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious : O sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.
135 4 For why? the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself : and Israel for his own possession.
135 5 For I know that the Lord is great : and that our Lord is above all gods.
135 6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth : and in the sea, and in all deep places.
135 7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world : and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of his treasures.
135 8 He smote the first-born of Egypt : both of man and beast.
135 9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt : upon Pharaoh, and all his servants.
135 10 He smote divers nations : and slew mighty kings;
135 11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Basan : and all the kingdoms of Canaan;
135 12 And gave their land to be an heritage : even an heritage unto Israel his people.
135 13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever : so doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to another.
135 14 For the Lord will avenge his people : and be gracious unto his servants.
135 15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but silver and gold : the work of men’s hands.
135 16 They have mouths, and speak not : eyes have they, but they see not.
135 17 They have ears, and yet they hear not : neither is there any breath in their mouths.
135 18 They that make them are like unto them : and so are all they that put their trust in them.
135 19 Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel : praise the Lord, ye house of Aaron.
135 20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi : ye that fear the Lord, praise the Lord.
135 21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion : who dwelleth at Jerusalem.
Read this Psalm in The Authorized Version or The Tate & Brady translation.
A Prayer After Singing the Psalms
O THOU who settest souls at liberty, O redeemer of the world, Jesus Christ, eternal God, immortal king, I, even I a sinner, implore thy immeasurable clemency, that by thy great pity, and by the intoning of Psalms which I an unworthy sinner have chanted, thou wilt set my soul at liberty from sin. Turn my heart aside from all evil, crooked, treacherous thoughts; set my body at liberty from slavery to sin, drive far from me fleshly lust, deliver me from every hindrance of satan, and of his visible and invisible ministers, thy faithless enemies who seek after my soul. Preserve me from these and all evils, O Saviour of the world, who with God the Father and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, and hast the dominion, God throughout endless ages of ages. Amen.