Psalm 115

The One True God

115To you alone, O Lord, to you alone,

and not to us, must glory be given

because of your constant love and faithfulness.

²Why should the nations ask us,

“Where is your God?”

³Our God is in heaven;

he does whatever he wishes.

^4*Their gods are made of silver and gold,

formed by human hands.

^5*They have mouths, but cannot speak,

and eyes, but cannot see.

^6*They have ears, but cannot hear,

and noses, but cannot smell.

^7*They have hands, but cannot feel,

and feet, but cannot walk;

they cannot make a sound.

^8*May all who made them and who trust in them

become^y like the idols they have made.

⁹Trust in the Lord, you people of Israel.

He helps you and protects you.

¹⁰Trust in the Lord, you priests of God.

He helps you and protects you.

¹¹Trust in the Lord, all you that worship him.

He helps you and protects you.

¹²The Lord remembers us and will bless us;

he will bless the people of Israel

and all the priests of God.

^13*He will bless everyone who honours him,

the great and the small alike.

¹⁴May the Lord give you children—

you and your descendants!

¹⁵May you be blessed by the Lord,

who made heaven and earth!

¹⁶Heaven belongs to the Lord alone,

but he gave the earth to the human race.

¹⁷The Lord is not praised by the dead,

by any who go down to the land of silence.^z

¹⁸But we, the living, will give thanks to him

now and for ever.

Praise the Lord!