Psalms 115
1 Not unto us, O Yahweh, not unto us, —but, unto thine own Name, give glory, concerning thy lovingkindness, concerning thy 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 Wherefore should the nations say, Pray where is their 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 When, our God, is in the heavens, Whatsoever he pleased, hath he done.
Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants to!
4 Their idols, are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men, —
[But] their idols are only [statues made of] silver and gold, things that humans have made.
5 A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not;
Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say [anything]; they have eyes, but they cannot see [anything].
6 Ears, have they, but they hear not, A nose, have they, but they smell not:
They have ears, but they cannot hear [anything]; they have noses, but they cannot smell [anything].
7 Their hands! but they feel not Their feet! but they walk not, No sound make they in their throat.
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 Like unto them, shall be they who make them, Every one who trusteth 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 O Israel! trust thou in Yahweh, Their help and their shield, is he!
You, [my fellow] Israeli people, trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
10 O house of Aaron! trust ye in Yahweh, Their help and their shield, is he!
You priests [MTY], trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
11 Ye that revere Yahweh! trust in Yahweh, Their help and their shield, is he!
[All] you who revere Yahweh, trust in him! He is the one who helps you and [protects you like] [MET] a shield.
12 Yahweh, hath remembered us, he will bless—He will bless the house of Israel, He will bless the house of Aaron;
Yahweh has not forgotten us; he will bless us Israeli people [MTY]! He will bless the priests,
13 He will bless them who revere Yahweh, the small with the great.
and he will bless [all] those who revere him; he will bless important [people] and people [who are considered to be] unimportant, [everyone!]
14 Yahweh multiply you, You, and your children.
I desire that Yahweh will give many children to you [my fellow-Israeli people], and to your descendants.
15 Blessed are ye of Yahweh, who made the heavens and the earth:
I desire that Yahweh, the one who made heaven and the earth, will bless [all of] you!
16 As for the heavens, the heavens, belong to Yahweh, but the earth, hath he given to the sons of men.
The [highest] heavens belong to Yahweh, but he gave [everything that is on] the earth to [us] people.
17 The dead, cannot praise Yah, nor any that go down into silence;
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, will bless Yah, from henceforth even unto times age-abiding. Praise ye Yah.
But we [who are alive] will thank/praise him, now and forever. Praise Yahweh!
