Psalms 115
1 Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, but unto 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 Wherefore should the nations say, Where then is 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 hath done whatsoever 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 a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;
Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say [anything]; they have eyes, but they cannot see [anything].
6 They have ears, and they hear not; a nose have they, and they smell not;
They have ears, but they cannot hear [anything]; they have noses, but they cannot smell [anything].
7 They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound 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 They that make them are like unto them, — every one that confideth 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, confide 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 House of Aaron, confide 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 that fear Jehovah, confide 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 hath 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 them that fear Jehovah, both the small and the 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 will add unto you more, unto you and unto your children.
I desire that Yahweh will give many children to you [my fellow-Israeli people], and to your descendants.
15 Ye are blessed of Jehovah, who made the heavens and the 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 hath he given to the children of men.
The [highest] heavens belong to Yahweh, but he gave [everything that is on] the earth to [us] people.
17 The dead praise not Jah, neither any that 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 Jah from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah!
But we [who are alive] will thank/praise him, now and forever. Praise Yahweh!
