Psalms 115 : 1 (ERVEN)
Lord, you should receive the honor, not us. The honor belongs to you because of your faithful love and loyalty.
Psalms 115 : 2 (ERVEN)
Why should the nations wonder where our God is?
Psalms 115 : 3 (ERVEN)
Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants.
Psalms 115 : 4 (ERVEN)
The "gods" of those nations are only statues that some human made from gold and silver.
Psalms 115 : 5 (ERVEN)
Those statues have mouths, but cannot talk. They have eyes, but cannot see.
Psalms 115 : 6 (ERVEN)
They have ears, but cannot hear. They have noses, but cannot smell.
Psalms 115 : 7 (ERVEN)
They have hands, but cannot feel. They have feet, but cannot walk. No sounds come from their throats.
Psalms 115 : 8 (ERVEN)
The people who make and trust in those statues will become like them!
Psalms 115 : 9 (ERVEN)
People of Israel, trust in the Lord! He is your strength and shield.
Psalms 115 : 10 (ERVEN)
Aaron's family, trust in the Lord! He is your strength and shield.
Psalms 115 : 11 (ERVEN)
Followers of the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is your strength and shield.
Psalms 115 : 12 (ERVEN)
The Lord remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless Israel. He will bless Aaron's family.
Psalms 115 : 13 (ERVEN)
The Lord will bless his followers, great and small.
Psalms 115 : 14 (ERVEN)
May the Lord give more and more to you and to your children.
Psalms 115 : 15 (ERVEN)
May you receive blessings from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalms 115 : 16 (ERVEN)
Heaven belongs to the Lord, but he gave the earth to people.
Psalms 115 : 17 (ERVEN)
The dead don't praise him. Those in the grave don't praise the Lord.
Psalms 115 : 18 (ERVEN)
But we will praise the Lord now and forever! Praise the Lord!
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