Psalm 115

¹Not to us, O Lord, not to us,

but to your name goes all the glory

for your unfailing love and faithfulness.

²Why let the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

³Our God is in the heavens,

and he does as he wishes.

⁴Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,

shaped by human hands.

⁵They have mouths but cannot speak,

and eyes but cannot see.

⁶They have ears but cannot hear,

and noses but cannot smell.

⁷They have hands but cannot feel,

and feet but cannot walk,

and throats but cannot make a sound.

⁸And those who make idols are just like them,

as are all who trust in them.

⁹O Israel, trust the Lord!

He is your helper and your shield.

¹⁰O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the Lord!

He is your helper and your shield.

¹¹All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord!

He is your helper and your shield.

¹²The Lord remembers us and will bless us.

He will bless the people of Israel

and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

¹³He will bless those who fear the Lord,

both great and lowly.

¹⁴May the Lord richly bless

both you and your children.

¹⁵May you be blessed by the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

¹⁶The heavens belong to the Lord,

but he has given the earth to all humanity.

¹⁷The dead cannot sing praises to the Lord,

for they have gone into the silence of the grave.

¹⁸But we can praise the Lord

both now and forever!

Praise the Lord!