Psalm 115 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Psa 115:1(LXX 113:9) Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to thy name give glory, because of thy mercy and thy truth;

Psa 115:2(LXX 113:10) lest at any time the nations should say, Where is their God?

Psa 115:3(LXX 113:11) But our God has done in heaven and on earth, whatsoever he has pleased.

Psa 115:4(LXX 113:12) The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.

Psa 115:5(LXX 113:13) They have a mouth, but they [fn]cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see:

Psa 115:6(LXX 113:14) they have ears, but they cannot hear; they have noses, but they cannot smell;

Psa 115:7(LXX 113:15) they have hands, but they cannot handle; they have feet, but they cannot walk: they cannot speak through their throat.

Psa 115:8(LXX 113:16) Let those that make them become like to them, and all who trust in them.

Psa 115:9(LXX 113:17) The house of Israel trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

Psa 115:10(LXX 113:18) The house of Aaron trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

Psa 115:11(LXX 113:19) They that fear the Lord trust in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

Psa 115:12(LXX 113:20) The Lord has remembered us, and blessed us: he has blessed the house of Israel, he has blessed the house of Aaron.

Psa 115:13(LXX 113:21) He has blessed them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

Psa 115:14(LXX 113:22) The Lord [fn]add blessings to you and to your children.

Psa 115:15(LXX 113:23) Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.

Psa 115:16(LXX 113:24) The heaven of [fn]heavens belongs to the Lord: but he has given the earth to the sons of men.

Psa 115:17(LXX 113:25) The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades.

Psa 115:18(LXX 113:26) But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

Gr. will not.

Or, increase you.

Gr. sing.

Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain