Psalm 133-135

Easy-to-Read Version

A song of David for going up to the Temple.

133 Oh, how wonderful, how pleasing it is
    when God’s people all come together as one^[a]!
²It is like the sweet-smelling oil that is poured over the high priest’s^[b] head,
    that runs down his beard flowing over his robes.
³It is like a gentle rain^[c] from Mount Hermon falling on Mount Zion.
    It is there that the Lord has promised his blessing of eternal life.

A song for going up to the Temple.

134 Praise the Lord, all his servants
    who serve in the Temple at night.
²Lift your hands toward the Temple,
    and praise the Lord.
³May the Lord, who made heaven and earth,
    bless you from Zion.

135 Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord!
    Praise him, you servants of the Lord,
²you who serve in the Lord’s Temple,
    in the courtyard of the Temple of our God.
³Praise the Lord, because he is good.
    Praise his name, because it brings such joy!

⁴The Lord chose Jacob to be his own.
    Yes, he chose Israel to be his own people.
⁵I know the Lord is great!
    Our Lord is greater than all the gods!
⁶The Lord does whatever he wants,
    in heaven and on earth, in the seas and the deep oceans.
⁷He brings the clouds from the other side of the earth.
    He sends the lightning and the rain,
    and he opens the doors to release the winds.
⁸He destroyed the firstborn males of the people in Egypt and their animals.
⁹He did great wonders and miracles in Egypt.
    He used them against Pharaoh and his officials.
¹⁰He defeated many nations
    and killed powerful kings.
¹¹He defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    Og, king of Bashan,
    and all the kingdoms in Canaan.
¹²Then he gave their land to Israel, his people.

¹³Lord, your name will be famous forever!
    Lord, people will remember you forever and ever.
¹⁴The Lord defends his people;
    he is kind to his servants.
¹⁵The gods of other nations are only gold and silver idols
    that people have made.
¹⁶They have mouths, but cannot speak.
    They have eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷They have ears, but cannot hear.
    They have mouths, but no breath.
¹⁸Those who make idols and trust in them
    will become just like the idols they have made.

¹⁹Family of Israel, praise the Lord!
    Aaron’s family, praise the Lord!
²⁰Levi’s family, praise the Lord!
    All you who worship the Lord, praise the Lord!
²¹The Lord should be praised from Zion,
    from Jerusalem, his home.

Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 133:1 when … as one Or “when brothers live together in peace.”
Psalm 133:2 high priest’s Literally, “Aaron’s.”
Psalm 133:3 gentle rain Or “mist” or “snow.” The Hebrew can mean either “the oil is like the mist …” or “Aaron’s beard is like the snow ….”