1 Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
2 Why do the nations say, "Where is their God?"
3 Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
4 But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
9 All you Israelites, trust in the LORD — he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron, trust in the LORD — he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him, trust in the LORD — he is their help and shield.
12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear the LORD — small and great alike.
14 May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.
17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD. [^1]
1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your mercy, and for your truth' sake.
2 Why should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
3 But our God is in the heavens: he has done whatever he has pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men' hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like to them; so is every one that trusts in them.
9 O Israel, trust you 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 that 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 them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 You are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD': but the earth has he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for ever more. Praise the LORD.