Psalms 115

1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.

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

Why may the nations say, Where is now their God?

3 Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.

4 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

Their images are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

5 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

They have mouths, but no voice; they have eyes, but they see not;

6 they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;

They have ears, but no hearing; they have noses, but no sense of smell;

7 they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.

They have hands without feeling, and feet without power of walking; and no sound comes from their throat.

8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his faith in them.

9 O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

O house of Aaron, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

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

You worshippers of the Lord, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.

12 The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;

The Lord has kept us in mind and will give us his blessing; he will send blessings on the house of Israel and on the house of Aaron.

13 He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.

He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.

14 May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.

May the Lord give you and your children still greater increase.

15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

May you have the blessing of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.

The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.

17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.

18 But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!

But we will give praise to the Lord now and for ever. Praise be to the Lord.