115:1 NOT TO us, O Lord, not to us but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy {and} loving-kindness and for the sake of Your truth {and} faithfulness! |
115:2 Why should the nations say, Where is now their God? |
115:3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. |
115:4 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. |
115:5 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; |
115:6 They have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not; |
115:7 They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither can they make a sound with their throats. |
115:8 They who make idols are like them; so are all who trust in {and} lean on them. |
115:9 O Israel, trust {and} take refuge in the Lord! [Lean on, rely on, and be confident in Him!] He is their Help and their Shield. |
115:10 O house of Aaron [the priesthood], trust in {and} lean on the Lord! He is their Help and their Shield. |
115:11 You who [reverently] fear the Lord, trust in {and} lean on the Lord! He is their Help and their Shield. |
115:12 The Lord has been mindful of us, He will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, He will bless the house of Aaron [the priesthood], |
115:13 He will bless those who reverently {and} worshipfully fear the Lord, both small and great. |
115:14 May the Lord give you increase more and more, you and your children. |
115:15 May you be blessed of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth! |
115:16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens, but the earth has He given to the children of men. |
115:17 The dead praise not the Lord, neither any who go down into silence. |
115:18 But we will bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord from this time forth and forever. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) |