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Psalm 115:1–8

The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God

1 Not aunto us, O Lord, not unto us,

But to Your name give glory,

Because of Your mercy,

Because of Your truth.

2 Why should the 1Gentiles say,

b“So where is their God?”

3 cBut our God is in heaven;

He does whatever He pleases.

4 dTheir idols are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

5 They have mouths, but they do not speak;

Eyes they have, but they do not see;

6 They have ears, but they do not hear;

Noses they have, but they do not smell;

7 They have hands, but they do not handle;

Feet they have, but they do not walk;

Nor do they mutter through their throat.

8 eThose who make them are like them;

So is everyone who trusts in them.

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Psalm 115:1–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

Not to us, Lord, not to us

but to your name be the glory,

because of your love and faithfulness.

Why do the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in heaven;

he does whatever pleases him.

But their idols are silver and gold,

made by human hands.

They have mouths, but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see.

They have ears, but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell.

They have hands, but cannot feel,

feet, but cannot walk,

nor can they utter a sound with their throats.

Those who make them will be like them,

and so will all who trust in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,

for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

Why should the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in the heavens;

he does all that he pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

They have mouths, but do not speak;

eyes, but do not see.

They have ears, but do not hear;

noses, but do not smell.

They have hands, but do not feel;

feet, but do not walk;

and they do not make a sound in their throat.

Those who make them become like them;

so do all who trust in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us,

But unto thy name give glory,

For thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

Wherefore should the heathen say,

Where is now their God?

But our God is in the heavens:

He hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

Their idols are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

They have mouths, but they speak not:

Eyes have they, but they see not:

They have ears, but they hear not:

Noses have they, but they smell not:

They have hands, but they handle not:

Feet have they, but they walk not:

Neither speak they through their throat.

They that make them are like unto them;

So is every one that trusteth in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,

but to your name goes all the glory

for your unfailing love and faithfulness.

Why let the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in the heavens,

and he does as he wishes.

Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,

shaped by human hands.

They have mouths but cannot speak,

and eyes but cannot see.

They have ears but cannot hear,

and mouths but cannot breathe.

They have hands but cannot feel,

and feet but cannot walk,

and throats but cannot make a sound.

And those who make idols are just like them,

as are all who trust in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

It does not belong to us, Lord.

The glory belongs to you

because of your love and loyalty.

Why do the nations ask,

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in heaven.

He does what he pleases.

Their idols are made of silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

They have mouths, but they cannot speak.

They have eyes, but they cannot see.

They have ears, but they cannot hear.

They have noses, but they cannot smell.

They have hands, but they cannot feel.

They have feet, but they cannot walk.

No sounds come from their throats.

People who make idols will be like them,

and so will those who trust them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us,

But unto thy name give glory,

For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth’s sake.

Wherefore should the nations say,

Where is now their God?

But our God is in the heavens:

He hath done whatsoever he pleased.

Their idols are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

They have mouths, but they speak not;

Eyes have they, but they see not;

They have ears, but they hear not;

Noses have they, but they smell not;

They have hands, but they handle not;

Feet have they, but they walk not;

Neither speak they through their throat.

They that make them shall be like unto them;

Yea, every one that trusteth in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth’s sake. Wherefore should the nations say, Where then is their God? But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands: They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not; They have ears, and they hear not; a nose have they, and they smell not; They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat. They that make them are like unto them, —every one that confideth in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Don’t give glory to us, O Lord

Don’t give glory to us. 

Instead, give glory to your name 

because of your mercy and faithfulness. 

Why should other nations say, “Where is their God?” 

Our God is in heaven. 

He does whatever he wants. 

Their idols are made of silver and gold. 

They were made by human hands.

They have mouths, but they cannot speak. 

They have eyes, but they cannot see. 

They have ears, but they cannot hear. 

They have noses, but they cannot smell. 

They have hands, but they cannot feel. 

They have feet, but they cannot walk. 

They cannot ⸤even⸥ make a sound with their throats. 

Those who make idols end up like them. 

So does everyone who trusts them. 

Psalm 115:1–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,

but to Your name give glory

because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.

Why should the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in heaven

and does whatever He pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,

made by human hands.

They have mouths but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see.

They have ears but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell.

They have hands but cannot feel,

feet, but cannot walk.

They cannot make a sound with their throats.

Those who make them are just like them,

as are all who trust in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,

for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.

Why should the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in the heavens;

he does whatever he pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

They have mouths, but do not speak;

eyes, but do not see.

They have ears, but do not hear;

noses, but do not smell.

They have hands, but do not feel;

feet, but do not walk;

they make no sound in their throats.

Those who make them are like them;

so are all who trust in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us,

but to your name give glory,

because of your loyal love,

because of your faithfulness.

Why should the nations say,

“Where, pray tell, is their God?”

But our God is in the heavens;

all that he desires, he does.

Their idols are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

They have mouths, but cannot speak;

they have eyes, but cannot see;

they have ears, but cannot hear;

they have noses, but cannot smell;

they have their hands, but they cannot feel,

their feet, but they cannot walk;

they cannot utter a sound in their throats.

Those who make them become like them,

as does everyone who trusts in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, may glory be given to you, not to us.

You are loving and faithful.

Why do the nations ask,

“Where is their God?”

Our God is in heaven.

He does anything he wants to do.

But the statues of their gods are made out of silver and gold.

They are made by the hands of men.

They have mouths, but they can’t speak.

They have eyes, but they can’t see.

They have ears, but they can’t hear.

They have noses, but they can’t smell.

They have hands, but they can’t feel.

They have feet, but they can’t walk.

They have throats, but they can’t say anything.

Those who make statues of gods will be like them.

So will all those who trust in them.

Psalm 115:1–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,

But to Your name give glory

Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

Why should the nations say,

Where, now, is their God?”

But our God is in the heavens;

He does whatever He pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,

The work of man’s hands.

They have mouths, but they cannot speak;

They have eyes, but they cannot see;

They have ears, but they cannot hear;

They have noses, but they cannot smell;

They have hands, but they cannot feel;

They have feet, but they cannot walk;

They cannot make a sound with their throat.

Those who make them will become like them,

Everyone who trusts in them.


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