PSALMS 诗篇135

1Praise the Lord . Praise the name of the Lord ; praise him, you servants of the Lord ,
2you who minister in the house of the Lord , in the courts of the house of our God.
3Praise the Lord , for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
4For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
5I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
6The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.
7He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of men and animals.
9He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
10He struck down many nations and killed mighty¹ kings-
11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan and all the kings of Canaan-
12and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.
13Your name, O Lord , endures forever, your renown², O Lord , through all generations.
14For the Lord will vindicate³ his people and have compassion⁴ on his servants.
15The idols⁵ of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
16They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but they cannot see;
17they have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.
18Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
19O house of Israel, praise the Lord ; O house of Aaron, praise the Lord ;
20O house of Levi, praise the Lord ; you who fear him, praise the Lord .
21Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord .

1 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

2 renown   

n.声誉，名望

参考例句：

• His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
• She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。

3 vindicate   

v.为…辩护或辩解，辩明；证明…正确

参考例句：

• He tried hard to vindicate his honor.他拼命维护自己的名誉。
• How can you vindicate your behavior to the teacher?你怎样才能向老师证明你的行为是对的呢？

4 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

5 idols   

偶像( idol的名词复数 )； 受崇拜的人或物； 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物； 神像

参考例句：

• The genii will give evidence against those who have worshipped idols. 魔怪将提供证据来反对那些崇拜偶像的人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
• Teenagers are very sequacious and they often emulate the behavior of their idols. 青少年非常盲从，经常模仿他们的偶像的行为。