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Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give the glory, for your faithful love and your constancy!
115:2
Why should the nations ask, 'Where is their God?'
115:3
Our God is in heaven, he creates whatever he chooses.
115:4
They have idols of silver and gold, made by human hands.
115:5
These have mouths but say nothing, have eyes but see nothing,
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have ears but hear nothing, have noses but smell nothing.
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They have hands but cannot feel, have feet but cannot walk, no sound comes from their throats.
115:8
Their makers will end up like them, and all who rely on them.
115:9
House of Israel, rely on Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
115:10
House of Aaron, rely on Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
115:11
You who fear Yahweh, rely on Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
115:12
Yahweh will keep us in mind, he will bless, he will bless the House of Israel, he will bless the House of Aaron,
115:13
he will bless those who fear Yahweh, small and great alike.
115:14
May Yahweh add to your numbers, yours and your children's too!
115:15
May you be blessed by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
115:16
Heaven belongs to Yahweh, but earth he has given to the children of Adam.
115:17
The dead cannot praise Yahweh, those who sink into silence,
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but we, the living, shall bless Yahweh, henceforth and for ever.
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