Psalm 115-117

New American Standard Bible

Heathen Idols Contrasted with the Lord.

115 ^(A)Not to us, Lord, not to us,
But ^(B)to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy, because of Your ^[a]truth.
²^(C)Why should the nations say,
“^(D)Where, then, is their God?”
³But our ^(E)God is in the heavens;
He ^(F)does whatever He pleases.
⁴Their ^(G)idols are silver and gold,
The ^(H)work of human hands.
⁵They have mouths, but they ^(I)cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
⁶They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
⁷^[b]They have hands, but they cannot feel;
^[c]They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
⁸^(J)Those who make them ^[d]will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.

⁹^(K)Israel, ^(L)trust in the Lord;
He is their ^(M)help and their shield.
¹⁰House of ^(N)Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
¹¹You who ^[e]^(O)fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
¹²The Lord ^(P)has been mindful of us; He will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
¹³He will ^(Q)bless those who ^[f]fear the Lord,
^(R)The small together with the great.
¹⁴May the Lord ^(S)increase you,
You and your children.
¹⁵May you be blessed of the Lord,
^(T)Maker of heaven and earth.

¹⁶The heavens are ^(U)the heavens of the Lord,
But ^(V)the earth He has given to the sons of mankind.
¹⁷The ^(W)dead do not praise ^[g]the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into ^(X)silence;
¹⁸But as for us, we will ^(Y)bless ^[h]the Lord
From this time and forever.
^[i]Praise ^[j]the Lord!

Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

116 ^(Z)I love the Lord, because He ^(AA)hears
My voice and my pleas.
²Because He has ^(AB)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
³The ^(AC)snares of death encompassed me
And the ^[k]terrors of ^[l]Sheol ^[m]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
⁴Then ^(AD)I called upon the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, ^(AE)save my ^[n]life!”

⁵^(AF)Gracious is the Lord, and ^(AG)righteous;
Yes, our God is ^(AH)compassionate.
⁶The Lord watches over ^(AI)the simple;
I was ^(AJ)brought low, and He saved me.
⁷Return to your ^(AK)rest, my soul,
For the Lord has ^(AL)dealt generously with you.
⁸For You have ^(AM)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
⁹I shall walk before the Lord
In the ^[o]^(AN)land of the living.
¹⁰I ^(AO)believed when I said,
“I am ^(AP)greatly afflicted.”
¹¹I ^(AQ)said in my alarm,
“^(AR)All people are liars.”

¹²What shall I ^(AS)repay to the Lord
For all His ^(AT)benefits ^[p]to me?
¹³I will lift up the ^(AU)cup of salvation,
And ^(AV)call upon the name of the Lord.
¹⁴I will ^(AW)pay my vows to the Lord;
May it be ^(AX)in the presence of all His people!
¹⁵^(AY)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
¹⁶O Lord, ^[q]I surely am ^(AZ)Your slave,
I am Your slave, the ^(BA)son of Your female slave,
You have ^(BB)unfastened my restraints.
¹⁷I will offer You ^(BC)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And ^(BD)call upon the name of the Lord.
¹⁸I will ^(BE)pay my vows to the Lord,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
¹⁹In the ^(BF)courtyards of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, ^(BG)Jerusalem!
^[r]Praise ^[s]the Lord!

A Psalm of Praise.

117 ^(BH)Praise the Lord, all nations;
Sing His praises, all peoples!
²For His ^(BI)mercy toward us is ^[t]great,
And the ^[u]^(BJ)truth of the Lord is everlasting.
^[v]Praise ^[w]the Lord!