A modern English translation drawn directly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. Translated word-for-word where possible, by a committee with scholarly oversight.
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Psalm 115
Chapter summary coming soon.
Verse 1. Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
Verse 2. Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Verse 3. Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
Verse 4. Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
Verse 5. They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
Verse 6. they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
Verse 7. they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
Verse 8. Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
Verse 9. O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Verse 10. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Verse 11. You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Verse 12. The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
Verse 13. He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
Verse 14. May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
Verse 15. May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Verse 16. The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Verse 17. It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Verse 18. But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!