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Psalm 115

The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God

¹ Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
   for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.
² Why should the nations say,
   ‘Where is their God?’

³ Our God is in the heavens;
   he does whatever he pleases.
⁴ Their idols are silver and gold,
   the work of human hands.
⁵ They have mouths, but 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;
   they make no sound in their throats.
⁸ Those who make them are like them;
   so are all who trust in them.

⁹ O Israel, trust in the Lord!
   He is their help and their shield.
¹⁰ O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
   He is their help and their shield.
¹¹ You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
   He is their help and their shield.

¹² The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
   he will bless the house of Israel;
   he will bless the house of Aaron;
¹³ he will bless those who fear the Lord,
   both small and great.

¹⁴ May the Lord give you increase,
   both you and your children.
¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord,
   who made heaven and earth.

¹⁶ The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
   but the earth he has given to human beings.
¹⁷ The dead do not praise the Lord,
   nor do any that go down into silence.
¹⁸ But we will bless the Lord
   from this time on and for evermore.
Praise the Lord!