Psalms 115
115
1-2Not for our sake, God, no, not for our sake,
but for your name’s sake, show your glory.
Do it on account of your merciful love,
do it on account of your faithful ways.
Do it so none of the nations can say,
“Where now, oh where is their God?”
3-8Our God is in heaven
doing whatever he wants to do.
Their gods are metal and wood,
handmade in a basement shop:
Carved mouths that can’t talk,
painted eyes that can’t see,
Tin ears that can’t hear,
molded noses that can’t smell,
Hands that can’t grasp, feet that can’t walk or run,
throats that never utter a sound.
Those who make them have become just like them,
have become just like the gods they trust.
9-11But you, Israel: put your trust in God!
—trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
Clan of Aaron, trust in God!
—trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
You who fear God, trust in God!
—trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
12-16O God, remember us and bless us,
bless the families of Israel and Aaron.
And let God bless all who fear God—
bless the small, bless the great.
Oh, let God enlarge your families—
giving growth to you, growth to your children.
May you be blessed by God,
by God, who made heaven and earth.
The heaven of heavens is for God,
but he put us in charge of the earth.
17-18Dead people can’t praise God—
not a word to be heard from those buried in the ground.
But we bless God, oh yes—
we bless him now, we bless him always!
Hallelujah!
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Psalms 115
115
Glory to God Alone
1Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth. # Ezk 36:22; Dn 9:18-19
2Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God? ” # Ps 42:3,10; 79:10
3Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases. # Ps 135:6; Dn 4:35
4Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands. # 2Kg 19:18; Is 37:19
5They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
6They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell. # Is 46:7
7They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk. # Jr 10:5
They cannot make a sound with their throats. # Hab 2:18
8Those who make them are # Or May those who make them become just like them,
as are all who trust in them. # Ps 135:15-18
9Israel, # Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read House of Israel trust in the Lord! # Ps 118:2
He is their help and shield. # Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 28:7; 33:20; 119:114
10House of Aaron, trust in the Lord! # Ps 118:3; 135:19
He is their help and shield. # Ps 33:20
11You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! # Ps 22:23; 118:4
He is their help and shield.
12The Lord remembers us and will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron; # Ps 98:3
13He will bless those who fear the Lord —
small and great alike. # Rv 11:18; 19:5
14May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children’s. # Dt 1:11
15May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth. # Ps 121:2; 124:8; 134:3
16The heavens are the Lord’s, # Lit Lord’s heavens
but the earth He has given to the human race. # Ps 89:11
17It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death. # Ps 6:5; 31:17; 88:10-12
18But we will praise the Lord,
both now and forever. # Ps 113:2; Dn 2:20
Hallelujah!
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