Psalm 115 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God

Psa 115:1

Psa 115:1Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.

Psa 115:2

Psa 115:2Why should the Gentiles say,
“So where is their God?”

Psa 115:3

Psa 115:3But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.

Psa 115:4

Psa 115:4Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.

Psa 115:5

Psa 115:5They have mouths, but they do not speak;
Eyes they have, but they do not see;

Psa 115:6

Psa 115:6They have ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell;

Psa 115:7

Psa 115:7They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.

Psa 115:8

Psa 115:8Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.

Psa 115:9

Psa 115:9O Israel, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.

Psa 115:10

Psa 115:10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.

Psa 115:11

Psa 115:11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.

Psa 115:12

Psa 115:12The LORD has been mindful of us;
He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.

Psa 115:13

Psa 115:13He will bless those who fear the LORD,
Both small and great.

Psa 115:14

Psa 115:14May the LORD give you increase more and more,
You and your children.

Psa 115:15

Psa 115:15May you be blessed by the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.

Psa 115:16

Psa 115:16The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s;
But the earth He has given to the children of men.

Psa 115:17

Psa 115:17The dead do not praise the LORD,
Nor any who go down into silence.

Psa 115:18

Psa 115:18But we will bless the LORD
From this time forth and forevermore.

Praise the LORD!

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