Psalm 115

Psalm 115

GLORY TO GOD ALONE

¹Not to us, Lord, not to us,

but to your name give glory

because of your faithful love, because of your truth.^h

²Why should the nations say,

“Where is their God?”ⁱ

³Our God is in heaven

and does whatever he pleases.^j

⁴Their idols are silver and gold,

made by human hands.^k

⁵They have mouths but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see.

⁶They have ears but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell.^l

⁷They have hands but cannot feel,

feet, but cannot walk.^m

They cannot make a sound with their throats.ⁿ

⁸Those who make them are^A just like them,

as are all who trust in them.^o

⁹Israel,^B trust in the Lord!^p

He is their help and shield.^q

¹⁰House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!^r

He is their help and shield.^s

¹¹You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!^t

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;^u

¹³he will bless those who fear the Lord—

small and great alike.^v

¹⁴May the Lord add to your numbers,

both yours and your children’s.^w

¹⁵May you be blessed by the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth.^x

¹⁶The heavens are the Lord’s,^C

but the earth he has given to the human race.^y

¹⁷It is not the dead who praise the Lord,

nor any of those descending into the silence of death.^z

¹⁸But we will bless the Lord,

both now and forever.^aa

Hallelujah!