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 <div class="label">115</div><div class="s1">Psalm 115#sn Psalm 115. The psalmist affirms that Israel&#8217;s God is superior to pagan idols and urges Israel to place their confidence in him.</div><div class="p">1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us!</div><div class="p">But to your name bring honor,#tn Or &#8220;give glory.&#8221;</div><div class="p">for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.#sn The psalmist asks the Lord to demonstrate his loyal love and faithfulness, not simply so Israel may benefit, but primarily so that the Lord will receive honor among the nations, who will recognize, contrary to their present view (see v. 2), that Israel&#8217;s God is committed to his people.</div><div class="p">2 Why should the nations say,</div><div class="p">&#8220;Where is their God?&#8221;</div><div class="p">3 Our God is in heaven!</div><div class="p">He does whatever he pleases!#sn He does whatever he pleases. Such sovereignty is characteristic of kings (see Eccl 8:3).</div><div class="p">4 Their#tn The referent of the pronominal suffix is &#8220;the nations&#8221; (v. 2). idols are made of silver and gold &#8211; </div><div class="p">they are man-made.#tn Heb &#8220;the work of the hands of man.&#8221;</div><div class="p">5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,</div><div class="p">eyes, but cannot see,</div><div class="p">6 ears, but cannot hear,</div><div class="p">noses, but cannot smell,</div><div class="p">7 hands, but cannot touch,</div><div class="p">feet, but cannot walk.</div><div class="p">They cannot even clear their throats.#tn Heb &#8220;they cannot mutter in their throats.&#8221; Verse 5a refers to speaking, v. 7c to inarticulate sounds made in the throat (see M. Dahood, Psalms [AB], 3:140-41).</div><div class="p">8 Those who make them will end up#tn Heb &#8220;will be.&#8221; Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a prayer, &#8220;may those who make them end up like them.&#8221; sn Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which they trust. like them,</div><div class="p">as will everyone who trusts in them.</div><div class="p">9 O Israel, trust in the Lord!</div><div class="p">He is their deliverer#tn Or &#8220;[source of] help.&#8221; and protector.#tn Heb &#8220;and their shield.&#8221;</div><div class="p">10 O family#tn Heb &#8220;house.&#8221; of Aaron, trust in the Lord!</div><div class="p">He is their deliverer#tn Or &#8220;[source of] help.&#8221; and protector.#tn Heb &#8220;and their shield.&#8221;</div><div class="p">11 You loyal followers of the Lord,#tn Heb &#8220;[you] fearers of the Lord.&#8221; See Ps 15:4. trust in the Lord!</div><div class="p">He is their deliverer#tn Or &#8220;[source of] help.&#8221; and protector.#tn Heb &#8220;and their shield.&#8221;</div><div class="p">12 The Lord takes notice of us,#tn Or &#8220;remembers us.&#8221; he will bless#tn Another option is to translate the prefixed form of the verb &#8220;bless&#8221; in vv. 12-13 as a jussive, &#8220;may he bless&#8221; (see v. 14). &#8211; </div><div class="p">he will bless the family#tn Heb &#8220;house.&#8221; of Israel,</div><div class="p">he will bless the family of Aaron.</div><div class="p">13 He will bless his loyal followers,#tn Heb &#8220;the fearers of the Lord.&#8221;</div><div class="p">both young and old.#tn Heb &#8220;the small along with the great.&#8221; The translation assumes that &#8220;small&#8221; and &#8220;great&#8221; here refer to age (see 2 Chr 15:13). Another option is to translate &#8220;both the insignificant and the prominent&#8221; (see Job 3:19; cf. NEB &#8220;high and low alike&#8221;).</div><div class="p">14 May he increase your numbers,</div><div class="p">yours and your children&#8217;s!#tn Heb &#8220;may he add to you, to you and your sons.&#8221; The prefixed verbal form is jussive, indicating this is a prayer.</div><div class="p">15 May you be blessed by the Lord,</div><div class="p">the creator#tn Or &#8220;maker.&#8221; of heaven and earth!</div><div class="p">16 The heavens belong to the Lord,#tn Heb &#8220;the heavens [are] heavens to the Lord.&#8221;</div><div class="p">but the earth he has given to mankind.#tn Heb &#8220;to the sons of man.&#8221;</div><div class="p">17 The dead do not praise the Lord,</div><div class="p">nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.#tn Heb &#8220;silence,&#8221; a metonymy here for death (see Ps 94:17).</div><div class="p">18 But we will praise the Lord</div><div class="p">now and forevermore.</div><div class="p">Praise the Lord!</div>
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Not to us, O LORD, not to us!
But to your name bring honor,
for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.
Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Our God is in heaven!
He does whatever he pleases!
Their idols are made of silver and gold –
they are man-made.
They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,
ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell,
hands, but cannot touch,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot even clear their throats.
Those who make them will end up like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.
O Israel, trust in the LORD!
He is their deliverer and protector.
O family of Aaron, trust in the LORD!
He is their deliverer and protector.
You loyal followers of the LORD, trust in the LORD!
He is their deliverer and protector.
The LORD takes notice of us, he will bless –
he will bless the family of Israel,
he will bless the family of Aaron.
He will bless his loyal followers,
both young and old.
May he increase your numbers,
yours and your children’s!
May you be blessed by the LORD,
the creator of heaven and earth!
The heavens belong to the LORD,
but the earth he has given to mankind.
The dead do not praise the LORD,
nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.
But we will praise the LORD
now and forevermore.
Praise the LORD!

සවන් දෙන්න Psalms 115