¹ Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the name of the LORD;
praise him,
O ye servants of the LORD.
² Ye that stand in the house of the LORD,
in the courts of the house of our God,
³ Praise the LORD;
for the LORD is good:
sing praises unto his name;
for it is pleasant.
⁴ For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself,
and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

⁵ For I know that the LORD is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.
⁶ Whatsoever the LORD pleased,
that did he in heaven,
and in earth,
in the seas,
and all deep places.
⁷ He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth;
he maketh lightnings for the rain;
he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

⁸ Who smote the firstborn of Egypt,
both of man and beast.
⁹ Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt,
upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
¹⁰ Who smote great nations,
and slew mighty kings;
¹¹ Sihon king of the Amorites,
and Og king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
¹² And gave their land for an heritage,
an heritage unto Israel his people.
¹³ Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever;
and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations [to generation and generation].
¹⁴ For the LORD will judge his people,
and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

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 [indeed nothing of breath is there] 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.

* NOTE: On Opening and Closing Comments in the Psalms.
[Some commentators take the Psalm in Habakkuk 3 to be a standard model for the Psalms.
Habakkuk's Psalm begins with the name of the composer (Habakkuk) and a musical notation ("upon Shigionoth").
It closes with a dedication or a "send to" notice ("To the chief singer on my stringed instruments").
I have arranged similar material, where it is found in the Psalter, in accord with the model in Habakkuk.]