Psalms 115

Psalm 115 ESV

1God is called upon to assert his own honour against the reproaches of the heathen. 4The vanity of idols. 9An exhortation to trust in God, 12who will not fail to bless and preserve his church.
1 1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, 2for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
2 Why should the nations say, 1“Where is their God?”
3 1Our God is in the heavens; 2he does all that he pleases.
4 1Their idols are silver and gold, 2the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, 1but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 1Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them.
9 O 1Israel,a 2trust in the Lord! He is their 3help and their shield.
10 O 1house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and 2their shield.
11 You 1who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us; he will bless 1the house of Israel; he will bless 2the house of Aaron;
13 he will 1bless those who fear the Lord, 2both the small and the great.
14 May the Lord 1give you increase, you and your children!
15 May 1you be blessed by the Lord, 2who made heaven and earth!
16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17 1The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into 2silence.
18 But 1we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. 2Praise the Lord!
Psalms 115

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