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.

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 heathen nations ask, “Where is your 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 Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants.

Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants to!

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

[But] their idols are only [statues made of] silver and gold, things that humans have made.

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

Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say [anything]; they have eyes, but they cannot see [anything].

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

They have ears, but they cannot hear [anything]; they have noses, but they cannot smell [anything].

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

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 idols become just like them, and so does 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 Israel, trust in the Lord! He is the one who helps you and protects you.

You, [my fellow] Israeli people, trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.

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

You priests [MTY], trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.

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

[All] you who revere Yahweh, trust in him! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.

12 The Lord keeps us in mind and will be good to us. He will bless Israel, he will bless the descendants of Aaron.

Yahweh has not forgotten us; he will bless us Israeli people [MTY]! He will bless the priests,

13 The Lord will bless all those who worship him, whoever they are.

and he will bless [all] those who revere him; he will bless important [people] and people [who are considered to be] unimportant, [everyone!]

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

I desire that Yahweh will give many children to you [my fellow-Israeli people], and to your descendants.

15 May you be blessed by the Lord 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 belong to the Lord, but he has given the earth to humankind.

The [highest] heavens belong to Yahweh, but he gave [everything that is on] the earth to [us] people.

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

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 the living will always praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

But we [who are alive] will thank/praise him, now and forever. Praise Yahweh!