Psalms 115

1 Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to you all glory should be given, because of your trustworthy love and 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 heathen nations ask, “Where is your God?”

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

3 Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants.

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

4 Their idols are just things of silver and gold made by human hands.

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

5 They have mouths, but can't speak. They have eyes, but can't see.

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

6 They have ears, but can't hear. They have noses, but can't smell.

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

7 They have hands, but can't feel. They have feet, but can't walk. No sound comes from their throats.

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

8 Those who make idols become just like them, and so does everyone who trusts in them.

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

9 Israel, trust in the Lord! He is the one who helps you and protects you.

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

10 Descendants of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is the one who helps you and protects you.

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

11 Those who honor the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is the one who helps you and protects you.

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

12 The Lord keeps us in mind and will be good to us. He will bless Israel, he will bless the descendants 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 The Lord will bless all those who worship him, whoever they are.

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

14 May the Lord be good to you, you and your children.

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

15 May you be blessed by the Lord who made heaven and earth.

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

16 The heavens belong to the Lord, but he has given the earth to humankind.

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

17 The dead do not praise the Lord, those who have gone down into the silence of the grave.

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

18 But we the living will always praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

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