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Psalm 115

Not to Us

To God Alone Be Glory

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name give glory,
because of your mercy,
because of your truth.

No Glory in Idols

Why should the nations say,
“So where is their God now?”
In fact, our God is in the heavens.
He does everything that pleases him.
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
They have a mouth, but they do not speak.
They have eyes, but they do not see.
They have ears, but they do not hear.
They have a nose, but they do not smell.
Their hands—they do not even feel.
Their feet—they do not even walk around.
They do not even make a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.

Trust in the Lord

Israel, trust in the Lord
he is their help and their shield.
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord
he is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord
he is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord remembers us. He will bless.
He will bless the house of Israel.
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless those who fear the Lord
the small with the great.
14 May the Lord add blessings to you,
to you and to your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

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]

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

Psalm 115(A)

Not to us, Lord, not to us
    but to your name be the glory,(B)
    because of your love and faithfulness.(C)

Why do the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(D)
Our God is in heaven;(E)
    he does whatever pleases him.(F)
But their idols are silver and gold,(G)
    made by human hands.(H)
They have mouths, but cannot speak,(I)
    eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear,
    noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot feel,
    feet, but cannot walk,
    nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

All you Israelites, trust(J) in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(K) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(L) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.

12 The Lord remembers(M) us and will bless us:(N)
    He will bless his people Israel,
    he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear(O) the Lord
    small and great alike.

14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(P)
    both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(Q) and earth.

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

Praise the Lord.[a](W)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah