Psalms 115

1 Not for our sake, O Lord, not for our sake, but unto thy name give glory, for the sake of thy kindness, for the sake of thy truth.

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory.

2 Wherefore should the nations say, Where now is their God?

Give glory to your mercy and your truth, lest the Gentiles should say, “Where is their God?”

3 Whereas our God is in the heavens: whatsoever he desireth hath he done.

But our God is in heaven. All things whatsoever that he has willed, he has done.

4 Their idols are sliver and gold, the work of the hands of man.

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

5 A mouth they have, but speak not; eyes they have, but see not;

They have mouths, and do not speak; they have eyes, and do not see.

6 Ears they have, but hear not; a nose they have, but smell not.

They have ears, and do not hear; they have noses, and do not smell.

7 They have hands, but they touch not; they have feet, but they walk not: nor do they give any utterance by their throat.

They have hands, and do not feel; they have feet, and do not walk. Neither will they cry out with their throat.

8 Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them.

Let those who make them become like them, along with all who trust in them.

9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.

The house of Israel has hoped in the Lord. He is their helper and their protector.

10 O house of Aaron, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.

The house of Aaron has hoped in the Lord. He is their helper and their protector.

11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.

Those who fear the Lord have hoped in the Lord. He is their helper and their protector.

12 The Lord hath even been mindful of us, he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;

The Lord has been mindful of us, and he has blessed us. He has blessed the house of Israel. He has blessed the house of Aaron.

13 He will bless those that fear the Lord, the small together with the great.

He has blessed all who fear the Lord, the small with the great.

14 May the Lord increase you more and more, you and your children.

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

15 Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Blessed are you by the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

16 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The heaven of heaven is for the Lord, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.

17 Not the dead can praise the Lord, nor all those that go down into the silence [of death].

The dead will not praise you, Lord, and neither will all those who descend into Hell. (questioned)

18 But as for us, we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah.

But we who live will bless the Lord, from this time forward, and even forever.