115:1 To you alone, O LORD, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness. |
115:2 Why should the nations ask us, "Where is your God?" |
115:3 Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he wishes. |
115:4 Their gods are made of silver and gold, formed by human hands. |
115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see. |
115:6 They have ears, but cannot hear, and noses, but cannot smell. |
115:7 They have hands, but cannot feel, and feet, but cannot walk; they cannot make a sound. |
115:8 May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made. |
115:9 Trust in the LORD, you people of Israel. He helps you and protects you. |
115:10 Trust in the LORD, you priests of God. He helps you and protects you. |
115:11 Trust in the LORD, all you that worship him. He helps you and protects you. |
115:12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us; he will bless the people of Israel and all the priests of God. |
115:13 He will bless everyone who honors him, the great and the small alike. |
115:14 May the LORD give you children--- you and your descendants! |
115:15 May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth! |
115:16 Heaven belongs to the LORD alone, but he gave the earth to us humans. |
115:17 The LORD is not praised by the dead, by any who go down to the land of silence. |
115:18 But we, the living, will give thanks to him now and forever. Praise the LORD! |