Psalms 115
1 Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, but to thy name give glory. For thy loving kindness, and for thy truth's sake.
Yahweh, people should praise [only] you [MTY]; they must praise you, not us, because you faithfully love us and always do what you have promised to do.
2 Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?
It is not right that [RHQ] [other] people-groups should say about us, “[They claim that] their God [is very powerful], but [if that is true], why does he not [help them]?”
3 But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever he pleased.
Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants to!
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
[But] their idols are only [statues made of] silver and gold, things that humans have made.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not. They have eyes, but they see not.
Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say [anything]; they have eyes, but they cannot see [anything].
6 They have ears, but they hear not. They have noses, but they smell not.
They have ears, but they cannot hear [anything]; they have noses, but they cannot smell [anything].
7 They have hands, but they handle not. They have feet, but they walk not, nor do they speak through their throat.
They have hands, but they cannot feel [anything]; they have feet, but they cannot walk, and they have throats but cannot [even] make any sounds!
8 Those who make them shall be like them. Yea, everyone who trusts in them.
The people who make those idols are [as powerless] as those idols, and those who trust in those idols [can accomplish nothing], just like their idols!
9 O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah. He is their help and their shield.
You, [my fellow] Israeli people, trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah. He is their help and their shield.
You priests [MTY], trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
11 Ye who fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah. He is their help and their shield.
[All] you who revere Yahweh, trust in him! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
12 Jehovah has been mindful of us. He will bless, he will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
Yahweh has not forgotten us; he will bless us Israeli people [MTY]! He will bless the priests,
13 He will bless those who fear Jehovah, both small and great.
and he will bless [all] those who revere him; he will bless important [people] and people [who are considered to be] unimportant, [everyone!]
14 Jehovah increase you more and more, you and your sons.
I desire that Yahweh will give many children to you [my fellow-Israeli people], and to your descendants.
15 Blessed are ye of Jehovah who made heaven and earth.
I desire that Yahweh, the one who made heaven and the earth, will bless [all of] you!
16 The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.
The [highest] heavens belong to Yahweh, but he gave [everything that is on] the earth to [us] people.
17 The dead do not praise Jehovah, nor any who go down into silence,
Dead [people] are not [able to] praise Yahweh; when they descend into the place where dead people are, they are unable to speak and cannot praise him.
18 but we will bless Jehovah from this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye Jehovah.
But we [who are alive] will thank/praise him, now and forever. Praise Yahweh!
