Psalms 115

1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to thy name give glory.

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your mercy and your truth;

2 For thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake: lest the gentiles should say: Where is their God?

lest at any time the nations should say, Where is their God?

3 But our God is in heaven: he hath done all things whatsoever he would.

But our God has done in heaven and on earth, whatever he has pleased.

4 The idols of the gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.

5 They have mouths and speak not: they have eyes and see not.

They have a mouth, but they can’t speak; they have eyes, but they can’t see:

6 They have ears and hear not: they have noses and smell not.

they have ears, but they can’t hear; they have noses, but they can’t smell;

7 They have hands and feel not: they have feet and walk not: neither shall they cry out through their throat.

they have hands, but they can’t handle; they have feet, but they can’t walk: they can’t speak through their throat.

8 Let them that make them become like unto them: and all such as trust in them.

Let those that make them become like to them, and all who trust in them.

9 The house of Israel hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.

The house of Israel trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

10 The house of Aaron hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.

The house of Aaron trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

11 They that fear the Lord hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector.

They that fear the Lord trust in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and hath blessed us. He hath blessed the house of Israel: he hath blessed the house of Aaron.

The Lord has remembered us, and blessed us: he has blessed the house of Israel, he has blessed the house of Aaron.

13 He hath blessed all that fear the Lord, both little and great.

He has blessed them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

14 May the Lord add blessings upon you: upon you, and upon your children.

The Lord add [blessings] to you and to your children.

15 Blessed be you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Blessed are you of the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.

16 The heaven of heaven is the Lord’s: but the earth he has given to the children of men.

The heaven of heavens [belongs] to the Lord: but he has given the earth to the sons of men.

17 The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord: nor any of them that go down to hell. (questioned)

The dead shall not praise you, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades.

18 But we that live bless the Lord: from this time now and for ever.

But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.