1Psalm 115 Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
2Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?”
3Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
4But their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
5They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but they cannot see;
6they have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but they cannot smell;
7they have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but they cannot walk; nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
9O house of Israel, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
10O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
11You who fear him, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
12The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron,
13he will bless those who fear the Lord— small and great alike.
14May the Lord make you increase, both you and your children.
15May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
16The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to man.
17It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to silence;
18it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord.