A Hymn of Praise
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise his name, you servants of the Lord,
2 who stand in the Lord's house,
in the Temple of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, because he is good;
sing praises to his name, because he is kind.
4 He chose Jacob for himself,
the people of Israel for his own.
5 I know that our Lord is great,
greater than all the gods.
6 He does whatever he wishes
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and in the depths below.
7 He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth;
he makes lightning for the storms,
and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.
8 In Egypt he killed all the first-born
of people and animals alike.
9 There he performed miracles and wonders
to punish the king and all his officials.
10 He destroyed many nations
and killed powerful kings:
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kings in Canaan.
12 He gave their lands to his people;
he gave them to Israel.
13 Lord, you will always be proclaimed as God;
all generations will remember you.
14 The Lord will defend his people;
he will take pity on his servants.
15 The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold;
they are formed by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
and eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear;
they are not even able to breathe.
18 May all who made them and who trust in them
become like the idols they have made!
19 Praise the Lord, people of Israel;
praise him, you priests of God!
20 Praise the Lord, you Levites;
praise him, all you that worship him!
21 Praise the Lord in Zion,
in Jerusalem, his home.
Praise the Lord!
Koatsanas
1 Koa re ǃKhūba!
ǃKhūb di ǀonsa koa re, sadu ǃKhūb di ǃgādu,
2 ǁîb di ommi ǃnâ ra ǃoabadu,
Elob ai-omgu ǃnâ ra ǃoabado.
3 Koa re ǃKhūba, ǃKhūb a ǃgâi xuige.
ǀOns âba koaǁnaeba re, ǁîs a ǀnamǀnamsa amaga.
4 ǃKhūb ge Jakoba ge ǁhûiǂuibasen,
Israela, ǁîb di ǂhunuma ūhâxūse.
5 ǂAn ta ge a ǃKhūb a kai ǃkhaisa;
sada ǃKhūb hoa elon ǃgâ-ai a kaisa.
6 Dī ǂgaob ra xū-i hoa-eb ge ǃKhūba ra dī
ǀhommi ǃnâ tsî ǃhūbaib ai
hurigu ǃnâ tsî hoa ǃgamsigu ǃnâ.
7 ǁÎb ge ǃhūbaib ǀamsa xu ǃâude ra ǀkhī kai;
ǀnanubab ge napaga ra dība.
Tsîb ge ǂoaba sâuǃnâ-omde xu ra ǂoa kai.
8 ǁÎb hîa ǂguroǃnaesan Egipteb dina ge ǂnauba;
ǂguroǃnaesan khoen tsî ǀgoan dina.
9 Sats Egiptets ǃnâb ge buruxa dīn tsî saode ge dī,
Faraob tsî hoaraga ǂamkhoegu âb ǃoagu.
10 ǁÎb ge ǂgui ǃhaode hîkākā
tsî ǀgaisa gao-aoga ge ǃgam.
11 Sihonni Amorǁîn di gao-aob
Basanni gao-aob, Ogi
tsî hoaraga gao-aogu Kanaanǃhūb diga.
12 Tsîb ge ǁîga ǃhūba ǁîn di ǀumi-amǃnâs ase ge mā
Israelǁaes ǁîb disa, ǀumi-amǃnâs ase.
13 ǃKhūtse sa ǀons ge ǀamose ra hâ
Sa ǂâiǂâisens ge ǃhaosa xu ǃhaos kōse ra hâ ǃKhūtse.
14 ǃKhūb ge ǁaes âba nî gowaǃnoraǃnora
tsîb ge ǃgān âba nî ǀkhom.
15 ǀHaiǀurib tsî ǃhuniǀurib ge a ǁaes di ǁgôa-elo
khoen ǃomgu ǀkha kurusana.
16 Amde ūhâ, xawe ǃhoa tama
mûde ūhâ xawe mû tama.
17 ǂGaede ūhâ xawe ǁnâu tama,
tsî ǁkhāti amdi ân ǃnâ ǀom-e ūhâ tamana.
18 An ǁîna ge kuruna ǁîn khami ī re
tsî ǁkhāti ǁnān ǁîn ai ra ǂgomaiǂnûin hoana.
19 Koa re ǃKhūba Israeli ommi dido!
Koa re ǃKhūba Aronni ommi dido!
20 Koa re ǃKhūba Levib ommi dido!
Koa reǃKhūba, ǁîba ra ǃaoǃgâdu hoado!
21 Ab ǃKhūba Sionsa xu koahe
ǁîb hîa Jerusalems ǃnâ ǁan hâba.
Koa re ǃKhūba!
