Psalms 115

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.[a]

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Cross References 22

  • 1. Psalms 29:2; Psalms 66:2; Psalms 96:8; Isaiah 48:11; Ezekiel 36:32
  • 2. S Exodus 34:6
  • 3. S Psalms 42:3; Psalms 79:10
  • 4. Ezra 5:11; Nehemiah 1:4; Psalms 103:19; Psalms 136:26; Matthew 6:9
  • 5. Psalms 135:6; Daniel 4:35
  • 6. Revelation 9:20
  • 7. Deuteronomy 4:28; S 2 Kings 19:18; S 2 Chronicles 32:19; Jeremiah 10:3-5; Acts 19:26
  • 8. Jeremiah 10:5
  • 9. Psalms 37:3; Psalms 62:8
  • 10. Exodus 30:30; Psalms 118:3
  • 11. Psalms 22:23; Psalms 103:11; Psalms 118:4
  • 12. S 1 Chronicles 16:15
  • 13. S Genesis 12:2
  • 14. S Psalms 112:1; Psalms 128:1,4
  • 15. Deuteronomy 1:11
  • 16. S Genesis 1:1; Genesis 14:19; Psalms 96:5; Acts 14:15; S Revelation 10:6
  • 17. S Psalms 89:11
  • 18. S Genesis 1:28; Psalms 8:6-8
  • 19. Psalms 6:5; Psalms 88:10-12; Isaiah 38:18
  • 20. S Psalms 111:1
  • 21. S Psalms 113:2; Daniel 2:20
  • 22. Psalms 28:6; Psalms 33:2; Psalms 103:1

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Psalms 115 Commentaries

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