[115:1] To you alone, O Lord, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.
[115:2] Why should the nations ask us, “Where is your God?”
[115:3] Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he wishes.
[115:4] Their gods are made of silver and gold, formed by human hands.
[115:5] They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.
[115:6] They have ears, but cannot hear, and noses, but cannot smell.
[115:7] They have hands, but cannot feel, and feet, but cannot walk; they cannot make a sound.
[115:8] May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made.
[115:9] Trust in the Lord, you people of Israel. He helps you and protects you.
[115:10] Trust in the Lord, you priests of God. He helps you and protects you.
[115:11] Trust in the Lord, all you that worship him. He helps you and protects you.
[115:12] The Lord remembers us and will bless us; he will bless the people of Israel and all the priests of God.
[115:13] He will bless everyone who honors him, the great and the small alike.
[115:14] May the Lord give you children— you and your descendants!
[115:15] May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
[115:16] Heaven belongs to the Lord alone, but he gave the earth to us humans.
[115:17] The Lord is not praised by the dead, by any who go down to the land of silence.
[115:18] But we, the living, will give thanks to him now and forever. Praise the Lord!