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Serve the Lord

16 The heavens are heavens for the Lord,
but the earth he gave to the children of Adam.
17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord,[a]
nor any of those who go down to silence,
18 but we are the ones who bless the Lord,[b]
    from now to eternity.
Praise the Lord.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:17 The short form of the divine name, Yah, is used rather than the full form, Yahweh.
  2. Psalm 115:18 The short form Yah is used.
  3. Psalm 115:18 Hebrew hallelu Yah

16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(A)
    but the earth he has given(B) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(C) who praise the Lord,
    those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord,(D)
    both now and forevermore.(E)

Praise the Lord.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah