Shadowing Practice: Praising God's Mighty Deeds – Psalm 135 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Psalm 135 verse 1 to 21.
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Praise the Lord.
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Praise the name of the Lord.
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Praise him, you servants of the Lord, you who minister in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
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Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.
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Sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
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For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
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I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
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The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.
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He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
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He sends lightning with the rain, and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
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He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of people and animals.
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He sent his signs and wonders into your midst.
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Egypt against Pharaoh and all his servants.
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He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings, Sihon king of the Amorites, O king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan,
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and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.
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Your name, Lord, endures forever.
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Your renown, Lord, through all generations, for the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
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The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands.
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They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
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They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.
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Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
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All you Israelites, praise the Lord.
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House of Aaron, praise the lord house of levi praise the lord
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you who fear him praise the lord praise be to the
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lord from zion to him who dwells in jerusalem praise the lord

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Praising God's Mighty Deeds – Psalm 135”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lord, praise, king, servants, cannot. This video has 26 sentences and 313 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:02. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
praise verb/pɹeɪz/To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
servant noun/ˈsɝvənt/One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
inheritance noun/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/The passing of title to an estate upon death.
cloud noun/ˈklaʊ̯d/A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
ear noun/ˈɪə̯/The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
possession noun/pəˈzɛʃn̩/A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
lightning noun/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
pleasant adjective/ˈplɛz.ənt/Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
verse noun/ˈvɝs/A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
treasure noun/ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
mighty adjective/ˈmaɪti/Very strong; possessing might.
compassion noun/kəmˈpæʃ.ən/Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
idol noun/ˈaɪ.dl̩/A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
endure verb/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
strike down verbTo kill (someone or something); to cause to die suddenly.
bring out verbTo elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like praise, servant, inheritance.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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