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115 Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
    but to your name give glory,
    for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.

Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God, now?”

But our God is in the heavens.
    He does whatever he pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,
    the work of men’s hands.

They have mouths, but they don’t speak.
    They have eyes, but they don’t see.

They have ears, but they don’t hear.
    They have noses, but they don’t smell.

They have hands, but they don’t feel.
    They have feet, but they don’t walk,
    neither do they speak through their throat.

Those who make them will be like them;
    yes, everyone who trusts in them.

Israel, trust in Yahweh!
    He is their help and their shield.

10 House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh!
    He is their help and their shield.

11 You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh!
    He is their help and their shield.

12 Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us.
    He will bless the house of Israel.
    He will bless the house of Aaron.

13 He will bless those who fear Yahweh,
    both small and great.

14 May Yahweh increase you more and more,
    you and your children.

15 Blessed are you by Yahweh,
    who made heaven and earth.

16 The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens,
    but he has given the earth to the children of men.

17 The dead don’t praise Yah,
    neither any who go down into silence;

18 but we will bless Yah,
    from this time forward and forever more.
Praise Yah!

The Impotence of Idols

115 Not to us, Lord, not to us,
    but to your name be given glory
    on account of your gracious love and faithfulness.
Why should the nations ask
    “Where now is their God?”
when our God is in the heavens
    and he does whatever he desires?

Their idols are silver and gold,
    crafted by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak;
    they have eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear;
    they have noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot touch;
    feet, but cannot walk;
        they cannot even groan with their throats.
Those who craft them will become like them,
    as will all those who trust in them.

Israel, trust in the Lord!
    He is their helper and shield.
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
    He is their helper and shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
    He is their helper and shield.

12 The Lord remembers and blesses us.
    He will indeed bless the house of Israel;
        he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless those who fear the Lord,
    both the important and the insignificant together.

14 May the Lord add to your numbers—
    to you and to your descendants.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    who made the heavens and the earth.
16 The highest heavens[a] belong to the Lord,
    but he gave the earth to human beings.
17 Neither can the dead praise the Lord,
    nor those who go down into the silence of death.[b]
18 But we will bless the Lord
    from now to eternity.

Hallelujah!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:16 Lit. heaven of heaven
  2. Psalm 115:17 The Heb. lacks of death