Psalms 115

1 Not to us, O YHWH, not to us, But to Your Name give glory, For Your kindness, for Your truth.

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

2 Why do the nations say, “Where, pray, [is] their God?”

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

3 And our God [is] in the heavens, All that He has pleased He has done.

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

4 Their idols [are] silver and gold, work of man’s hands,

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

5 They have a mouth, and they do not speak, They have eyes, and they do not see,

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

6 They have ears, and they do not hear, They have a nose, and they do not smell,

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

7 Their hands, but they do not handle, Their feet, and they do not walk;

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

8 Nor do they mutter through their throat, Their makers are like them, Everyone who is trusting in them.

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

9 O Israel, trust in YHWH, “He [is] their help and their shield.”

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

10 O house of Aaron, trust in YHWH, “He [is] their help and their shield.”

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

11 You fearing YHWH, trust in YHWH, “He [is] their help and their shield.”

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

12 YHWH has remembered us, He blesses, He blesses the house of Israel, He blesses the house of Aaron,

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.

13 He blesses those fearing YHWH, The small with the great.

He hath blessed all that fear the Lord, both little and great.

14 YHWH adds to you—to you and to your sons.

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

15 Blessed [are] you of YHWH, Maker of the heavens and earth,

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

16 The heavens—the heavens [are] YHWH’s, And He has given the earth to sons of men;

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

17 The dead do not praise YAH, Nor any going down to silence.

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

18 And we, we bless YAH, From now on, and for all time. Praise YAH!

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