Psalm 115

Heathen Idols Contrasted with the LORD.

1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

2 Why should the nations say,
"Where, now, is their God?"

3 But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.

4 Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man's hands.

5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;

6 They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;

7 They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.

8 Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.

9 O Israel, trust 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 You who tfear the LORD, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.

12 The LORD has 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 those who tfear the LORD,
The small together with the great.

14 May the LORD give you increase,
You and your children.

15 May you be blessed of the LORD,
Maker of heaven and earth.

16 The heavens are the heavens of the LORD,
But the earth He has given to the sons of men.

17 The dead do not praise the LORD,
Nor do any who go down into silence;

18 But as for us, we will bless the LORD
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the LORD!

Psalm 116

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.

1 I love the LORD, because He hears
My voice and my supplications.

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death encompassed me
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
"O LORD, I beseech You, save my life!"

5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

6 The LORD preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.

7 Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

8 For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.

9 I shall walk before the LORD
In the land of the living.

10 I believed when I said,
"I am greatly afflicted."

11 I said in my alarm,
"All men are liars."

12 What shall I render to the LORD
For all His benefits toward me?

13 I shall lift up the cup of salvation
And call upon the name of the LORD.

14 I shall pay my vows to the LORD,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His godly ones.

16 O LORD, surely I am Your servant,
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,
You have loosed my bonds.

17 To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And call upon the name of the LORD.

18 I shall pay my vows to the LORD,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,

19 In the courts of the LORD'S house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!

Psalm 117

A Psalm of Praise.

1 Praise the LORD, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!

2 For His lovingkindness tis great toward us,
And the truth of the LORD is everlasting.
Praise the LORD!