Psalms 115

1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to thy name give glory.

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 For thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake: lest the gentiles should say: Where is their God?

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

3 But our God is in heaven: he hath done all things whatsoever he would.

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

4 The idols of the gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men.

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

5 They have mouths and speak not: they have eyes and see not.

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

6 They have ears and hear not: they have noses and smell not.

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

7 They have hands and feel not: they have feet and walk not: neither shall they cry out through their throat.

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

8 Let them that make them become like unto them: and all such as trust in them.

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

9 The house of Israel hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.

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

10 The house of Aaron hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.

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

11 They that fear the Lord hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.

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

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and hath blessed us. He hath blessed the house of Israel: he hath blessed 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 hath blessed all that fear the Lord, both little and great.

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

14 May the Lord add blessings upon you: upon you, and upon your children.

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

15 Blessed be you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

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

16 The heaven of heaven is the Lord’s: but the earth he has given to the children of men.

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

17 The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord: nor any of them that go down to hell. (questioned)

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

18 But we that live bless the Lord: from this time now and for ever.

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