MSB Audio · Psalms 115
Majority Standard Bible
1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
2 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
3 Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
6 they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
7 they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
9 O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
12 The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
13 He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
14 May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
18 But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!
KJV
1 ¶ Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth's sake.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] now their God?
3 But our God [is] in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4 Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like unto them; [so is] every one that trusteth in them.
9 ¶ O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.
12 The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.
14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye [are] blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)
Rejection of idolatry and idolatry
1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory for thy mercy and truth.
2 Why should the Gentiles say, Where is now their God?
3 But our God is in heaven; He can create what He wills.
4 And those idols are silver and gold, made with men's hands.
5 They have mouths, and speak not; they have eyes, and see not;
6 They have ears, and hear not; they have noses, and smell not;
7 They have hands, and they grasp not; they have feet, and they walk not, nor speak through their throats.
8 They that make them are like unto them, and all that hope in them.
9 But Israel hopeth in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
10 The house of Aaron hope in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
11 They that fear the LORD hope also in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
12 The LORD remembereth us, and blesseth us. He blesseth the house of Israel; he blesseth the house of Aaron;
13 He blesseth them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
14 May the Lord bless you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are the blessed of the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are the LORD'S in every place: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead shall not praise thee, O LORD; neither they that go down into silence,
18 But we praise the LORD from henceforth even for ever. Hallelujah!
1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)
Machine-translated from Luther's final 1545 German Bible
The LED is an English rendering of Martin Luther's final 1545 German Bible. According to BackToLuther, it was produced by using the DeepL Translator on Luther's German text, then processed, polished, formatted, and hyperlinked for reading, while preserving chapter headings and other notations from orthodox German Lutheran Bibles.
Source attribution: BackToLuther, “Luther's 1545 Bible - in English by… DeepL Translator (The LED Bible)”.
For print editions, see “1545 Luther's English Bible (LED): now in print”.
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