Psalms 135

Psalm 135 calls servants of **YHWH** in the temple to praise His name for choosing Jacob/Israel as His treasured possession (סְגֻלָּה), His sovereignty over creation, and mighty acts like striking Egypt's firstborn, defeating Sihon, Og, and Canaanite kings, and granting their land as heritage to Israel.[1][4] It affirms YHWH's enduring name, His vindication of His people, and mocks lifeless idols of silver and gold made by human hands, declaring those who make them become like them.[1][2]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 הַ֥לְלוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 halelu
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp H1984
2 יָ֨הּ 𐤉𐤄 yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp H3050
3 הַֽ֭לְלוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 halelu-2
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp H1984
4 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
5 שֵׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 shem
name-of
name of
HNcmsc H8034
6 יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
7 הַֽ֝לְלוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 halelu-3
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp H1984
8 עַבְדֵ֥י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey
servants of
servants of
HNcmpc H5650
9 יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 שֶׁ֣֭/עֹֽמְדִים 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 sheomedim ima (Bemba)
the standing-ones
the standing-ones
HTr/Vqrmpa H5975
2 בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt
in the house of
in the house of
HR/Ncmsc H1004
3 יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
4 בְּ֝/חַצְר֗וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 bechatserot
in enclosed courts of
in the enclosures of
HR/Ncbpc H2691
5 בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt
house-of
house of
HNcmsc H1004
6 אֱלֹהֵֽי/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi)
our mighty ones
our Elohim
HNcmpc/Sp1cp H430
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 הַֽ֭לְלוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 halelu
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp H1984
2 יָהּ 𐤉𐤄 yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp H3050
3 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
4 ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov
good
good
HAamsa H2896
5 יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
6 זַמְּר֥וּ 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤅 zameru
Make music!
Play! (plural)
HVpv2mp H2167
7 לִ֝/שְׁמ֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌/𐤅 lishemo
to his name
to his name
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms H8034
8 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2
for/because
for
HC H3588
9 נָעִֽים 𐤍𐤏𐤉𐤌 naim
pleasant
pleasant
HAamsa H5273
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 יַעֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov
Heel-Grasper
Yaaqov
HNp H3290
3 בָּחַ֣ר 𐤁𐤇𐤓 bachar
he chose
he chose
HVqp3ms H977
4 ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo
for himself
HR/Sp3ms
5 יָ֑הּ 𐤉𐤄 yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp H3050
6 יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael
El-Contends
Yiserael
HNp H3478
7 לִ/סְגֻלָּתֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤎𐤂𐤋𐤕/𐤅 lisegulato
his treasured possession
as his treasured possession
HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms H5459
Verse 5
Verse 6
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כֹּ֤ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili)
the whole of
all of
HNcmsa H3605
2 אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher
that-which
that which
HTr H834
3 חָפֵ֥ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets
he delights
he delights
HVqp3ms H2654
4 יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
5 עָ֫שָׂ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah
he did
he did
HVqp3ms H6213
6 בַּ/שָּׁמַ֥יִם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 bashamayim sama (Kongo)
in the lofty-heights
in the heavens
HRd/Ncmpa H8064
7 וּ/בָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 uvaarets Ayé (Yoruba)
and in the land
and in the land
HC/Rd/Ncbsa H776
8 בַּ֝/יַּמִּ֗ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim
in the seas
in the seas
HRd/Ncmpa H3220
9 וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili)
and whole of
and all of
HC/Ncmsc H3605
10 תְּהוֹמֽוֹת 𐤕𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕 tehomot
primeval roaring depths
primeval roaring deeps
HNcbpa H8415
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מַֽעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 maaleh Aleya (Bemba)
one causing ascent
one causing to go up
HVhrmsa H5927
2 נְשִׂאִים֮ 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 nesiim
exalted leaders
vapors
HNcmpa H5387
3 מִ/קְצֵ֪ה 𐤌/𐤒𐤑𐤄 miqetseh
from the extremity of
from the edge of
HR/Ncbsc H7097
4 הָ֫/אָ֥רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba)
the earth
the earth
HTd/Ncbsa H776
5 בְּרָקִ֣ים 𐤁𐤓𐤒𐤉𐤌 beraqim
lightning flashes
lightning flashes
HNcmpa H1300
6 לַ/מָּטָ֣ר 𐤋/𐤌𐤈𐤓 lamatar
for the rain
for the rain
HRd/Ncmsa H4306
7 עָשָׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah
he did
he makes
HVqp3ms H6213
8 מֽוֹצֵא 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀 motse
one who brings out
one who brings out
HVhrmsa H3318
9 ר֝וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha
breath of
wind
HNcbsa H7307
10 מֵ/אֽוֹצְרוֹתָֽי/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 meotserotayv
from his storehouses
from his storehouses
HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms H214
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 שֶֽׁ֭/הִכָּה 𐤔/𐤄𐤊𐤄 shehikah
he struck
who struck
HTr/Vhp3ms H5221
2 בְּכוֹרֵ֣י 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤉 bekhorey bek-ore (Akan Twi)
firstborn of
firstborns of
HNcmpc H1060
3 מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim
the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim)
Mitserayim
HNp H4714
4 מֵ֝/אָדָ֗ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam
from a human being
from a human being
HR/Ncmsa H120
5 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
up to
HR H5704
6 בְּהֵמָֽה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah
land beast
animal
HNcfsa H929
Verse 9
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 שָׁלַ֤ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach
to send off
he sent
HVqp3ms H7971
2 אֹת֣וֹת 𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤕 otot
distinguishing signs
signs
HNcbpa H226
3 וּ֭/מֹפְתִים 𐤅/𐤌𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 umofetim
and portentous wonders
and portentous miracles
HC/Ncmpa H4159
4 בְּ/תוֹכֵ֣/כִי 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤊𐤉 betokhekhi
in your midst
in your midst
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs H8432
5 מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim
the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim)
Mitserayim
HNp H4714
6 בְּ֝/פַרְעֹ֗ה 𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 befareoh
in Pharaoh
in Pareoh
HR/Np H6547
7 וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal kila (Swahili)
and in all of
and against all
HC/R/Ncmsc H3605
8 עֲבָדָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv
his servants
his servants
HNcmpc/Sp3ms H5650
Verse 10
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 שֶֽׁ֭/הִכָּה 𐤔/𐤄𐤊𐤄 shehikah
he struck
who struck
HTr/Vhp3ms H5221
2 גּוֹיִ֣ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim
people-groups
nations
HNcmpa H1471
3 רַבִּ֑ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim
many
great ones
HAampa H7227
4 וְ֝/הָרַ֗ג 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤂 veharag vanga (Kikongo)
and he killed
and he killed
HC/Vqp3ms H2026
5 מְלָכִ֥ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim
kings
kings
HNcmpa H4428
6 עֲצוּמִֽים 𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 atsumim
mighty ones
mighty ones
HAampa H6099
Verse 11
Verse 12
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְ/נָתַ֣ן 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan
and he gave
and he gave
HC/Vqq3ms H5414
2 אַרְצָ֣/ם 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤌 aretsam Ayé (Yoruba)
their land
their land
HNcbsc/Sp3mp H776
3 נַחֲלָ֑ה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah
inherited portion
as an inherited portion
HNcfsa H5159
4 נַ֝חֲלָ֗ה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah-2
inherited portion
an inherited portion
HNcfsa H5159
5 לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael
to El-Contends
to Yiserael
HR/Np H3478
6 עַמּֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo
his gathered people
his gathered people
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H5971
Verse 13
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
2 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha
your name
your name
HNcmsc/Sp2ms H8034
3 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam
for an unseen age
for forever
HR/Ncmsa H5769
4 יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
5 זִכְרְ/ךָ֥ 𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤊 zikherekha
your remembrance
your remembrance
HNcmsc/Sp2ms H2143
6 לְ/דֹר 𐤋/𐤃𐤓 ledor
to a generation-cycle
to a generation-cycle
HR/Ncmsa H1755
7 וָ/דֹֽר 𐤅/𐤃𐤓 vador
and generation-cycle
and generation-cycle
HC/Ncmsa H1755
Verse 14
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 יָדִ֣ין 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤍 yadin
he will judge
he will judge
HVqi3ms H1777
3 יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
4 עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo
his gathered people
his people
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H5971
5 וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal
and upon
and upon
HC/R H5921
6 עֲ֝בָדָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv
his servants
his servants
HNcmpc/Sp3ms H5650
7 יִתְנֶחָֽם 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤇𐤌 yitenecham
he will comfort himself
he will have compassion
HVti3ms H5162
Verse 15
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 עֲצַבֵּ֣י 𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤉 atsabey
carved idols of
idols of
HNcmpc H6091
2 הַ֭/גּוֹיִם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim
the people-groups
the nations
HTd/Ncmpa H1471
3 כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef
silver
silver
HNcmsa H3701
4 וְ/זָהָ֑ב 𐤅/𐤆𐤄𐤁 vezahav dhahabu (Swahili)
and gold
and gold
HC/Ncmsa H2091
5 מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh
deed of
work of
HNcmsc H4639
6 יְדֵ֣י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey
the two hands of
the two hands of
HNcbdc H3027
7 אָדָֽם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam
human being
human being
HNcmsa H120
Verse 16
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 פֶּֽה 𐤐𐤄 peh
mouth
mouth
HNcmsa H6310
2 לָ֭/הֶם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem
for them
HR/Sp3mp
3 וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn H3808
4 יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 yedaberu
they speak forth
they will speak forth
HVpi3mp H1696
5 עֵינַ֥יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim Enyi (Fante)
eyes
eyes
HNcbda H5869
6 לָ֝/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2
for them
HR/Sp3mp
7 וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2
and not
and not
HC/Tn H3808
8 יִרְאֽוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yireu
they will see
they see
HVqi3mp H7200
Verse 17
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אָזְנַ֣יִם 𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤌 azenayim
two ears
two ears
HNcfda H241
2 לָ֭/הֶם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem
to them
HR/Sp3mp
3 וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn H3808
4 יַאֲזִ֑ינוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤅 yaazinu -zwa (Zulu)
they will make hear
they listen
HVhi3mp H238
5 אַ֝֗ף 𐤀𐤐 af
indeed
even
HTa H637
6 אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn
there is not
there is not
HTn H369
7 יֶשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh
there exists
there is
HTm H3426
8 ר֥וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha
breath of
spirit of
HNcbsa H7307
9 בְּ/פִי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤌 befihem
in their mouth
in their mouth
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp H6310
Verse 18
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כְּ֭מוֹ/הֶם 𐤊𐤌𐤅/𐤄𐤌 kemohem
like them
like them
HR/Sp3mp H3644
2 יִהְי֣וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu
they will become
they will be
HVqi3mp H1961
3 עֹשֵׂי/הֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oseyhem
doers of them
doers of them
HVqrmpc/Sp3mp H6213
4 כֹּ֭ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili)
the whole of
all of
HNcmsa H3605
5 אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher
that-which
who
HTr H834
6 בֹּטֵ֣חַ 𐤁𐤈𐤇 botecha
the one who trusts
the one who trusts
HVqrmsa H982
7 בָּ/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem
in them
HR/Sp3mp
Verse 19
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt
house-of
house of
HNcmsc H1004
2 יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael
El-Contends
Yiserael
HNp H3478
3 בָּרֲכ֣וּ 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅 barakhu baraka (Swahili)
Pronounce blessing, you all!
Bless, you all!
HVpv2mp H1288
4 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
5 יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
6 בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2
house-of
house of
HNcmsc H1004
7 אַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon
Aharon
Aharon
HNp H175
8 בָּרֲכ֥וּ 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅 barakhu-2 baraka (Swahili)
Pronounce blessing, you all!
Bless, you all!
HVpv2mp H1288
9 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
10 יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
Verse 20
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt
house-of
house of
HNcmsc H1004
2 הַ֭/לֵּוִי 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉 halevi
the Joined-one
the Levi
HTd/Ngmsa H3878
3 בָּרֲכ֣וּ 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅 barakhu baraka (Swahili)
Pronounce blessing, you all!
Bless, you all!
HVpv2mp H1288
4 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
5 יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
6 יִֽרְאֵ֥י 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 yireey
fearers of
fearers of
HAampc H3373
7 יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
8 בָּרֲכ֥וּ 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅 barakhu-2 baraka (Swahili)
Pronounce blessing, you all!
Bless, you all!
HVpv2mp H1288
9 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
10 יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
Verse 21
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 barukhe baraka (Swahili)
blessed one
Blessed be
HVqsmsa H1288
2 יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
3 מִ/צִּיּ֗וֹן 𐤌/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 mitsion
from Zion
from Tsion
HR/Np H6726
4 שֹׁ֘כֵ֤ן 𐤔𐤊𐤍 shokhen
the one who dwells
the one who dwells
HVqrmsa H7931
5 יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim
Foundation of Wholeness
Yerushalam
HNp H3389
6 הַֽלְלוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 halelu
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp H1984
7 יָֽהּ 𐤉𐤄 yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp H3050