2 You who serve in the house of the Lord, praise him. You who serve in the courtyards of the temple of our God, praise him.
3 Praise the Lord, because he is good. Sing praise to his name, because that is pleasant.
4 The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob to be his own. He has chosen Israel to be his special treasure.
5 I know that the Lord is great. I know that our Lord is greater than all gods.
6 The Lord does anything he wants to do in the heavens and on the earth. He does it even in the deepest parts of the oceans.
7 He makes clouds rise from one end of the earth to the other. He sends lightning with the rain. He brings the wind out of his storerooms.
8 He killed the oldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest males that were born to people and animals.