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 thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

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

Why should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

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

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatever he pleased.

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

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

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

They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

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

They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

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 handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

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

They that make them are like them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

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

O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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

O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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 hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

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

He will bless 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 shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

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

Ye are blessed of the LORD who made heaven and earth.

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

The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

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

The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

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

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.