Psalms 135:20

¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.²Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,³Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.⁴For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.⁵For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.⁶Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.⁷He 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.⁸Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.⁹Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.¹⁰Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:¹²And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.¹³Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.¹⁴For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.¹⁵The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.¹⁶They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;¹⁷They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.¹⁸They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.¹⁹Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:²⁰Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.²¹Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

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Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
20	Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.	O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!	O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah: Ye that fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
O house of	בֵּ֣ית	beit	H1004M	No entry
the Levites	הַ֭לֵּוִי	HA-le-vi	H3878	Levi לֵוִי (le.vi) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115) § Levi = "joined to" the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites
bless	בָּרֲכ֣וּ	ba-ra-KHU	H1288	to bless בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289)
Yahweh	יְהוָ֑ה	YAH-weh	H3068G	Lord אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
O [those] fearing	יִֽרְאֵ֥י	yir-'EI	H3373	afraid יָרֵא (ya.re) fearing, reverent, afraid
of Yahweh	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	YAH-weh	H3068G	Lord אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
bless	בָּרֲכ֥וּ	ba-ra-KHU	H1288	to bless בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289)
Yahweh	יְהוָֽה׃	YAH-weh	H3068G	Lord אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

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Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.