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!
Ondjimbo yehambelelo
1 Halleluja! Hambeleleni Omuwa!
Simanekeni edhina lye,
ne aalongeli yOmuwa,
2 one mboka tamu thikama mongulu yOmuwa,
motempeli yaKalunga ketu.
3 Hambeleleni Omuwa, oshoka oye omwaanawa;
osho opala okusimaneka edhina lye.
4 Omuwa okwa hogolola Jakob a ninge gwe,
naIsrael a ninge eliko lye.
5 Ondi shi shi kutya Omuwa oye omunene,
Omuwa gwetu oye omunene
e vule iikalunga ayihe.
6 Omuwa oha longo ashihe shoka she mu opalela,
megulu nokombanda yevi.
Mefuta nomuule walyo.
7 Ote enditha iikogo okuza kohulo yevi,
ota tumu omvula yi na oombadhi
nota tukulutha ombepo mompungulilo ye.
8 Okwa dhipaga po aatango yAayegipiti,
aatango yaantu noyiimuna.
9 Okwa longo iikumitha niinyengandunge muEgipiti;
okwa geele omukwaniilwa nomalenga ge agehe.
10 Oye nguka a dhenge iigwana oyindji
nokwa dhipaga aakwaniilwa aanankondo:
11 Sihon, omukwaniilwa gwaAayamori,
Og, omukwaniilwa gwaBaasha
naakwaniilwa ayehe yaKaanan.
12 Okwa gandja evi lyawo kaantu ye,
lya ningi lyoshigwana she Israel.
13 Omuwa, edhina lyoye otali simanekwa aluhe sigo aluhe.
Omuwa, oto ka simanekwa komaluvalo agehe.
14 Omuwa ota ka popila aantu ye
nota ka sila aalongeli ye ohenda.
15 Iimenka yaapagani oyo oshingoli noshisiliveli,
ya hambulwa kiikaha yaantu.
16 Oyi na omakana, ihe ihayi popi;
oyi na omeho, ihe ihayi mono ko.
17 Oyi na omakutsi, ihe ihayi uvu ko,
yo ihayi vulu okufudha.
18 Mboka taye yi hambula, otaa ka faathana nayo,
nosho wo mboka taye yi inekele.
19 Ne Aaisraeli, simanekeni Omuwa;
hambeleleni Omuwa, ne ezimo lyaAaron!
20 Ne Aalevi, simanekeni Omuwa!
Mu hambeleleni, amuhe mboka hamu mu galikana!
21 Omuwa na hambelelwe muSion,
oongoka a kala muJerusalem.
Halleluja!
