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Psalm 115-116
English Standard Version
Psalm 115-116
English Standard Version
To Your Name Give Glory
115 (A)Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
(B)for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
2 Why should the nations say,
(C)“Where is their God?”
3 (D)Our God is in the heavens;
(E)he does all that he pleases.
4 (F)Their idols are silver and gold,
(G)the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, (H)but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 (I)Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
9 O (J)Israel,[a] (K)trust in the Lord!
He is their (L)help and their shield.
10 O (M)house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and (N)their shield.
11 You (O)who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us;
he will bless (P)the house of Israel;
he will bless (Q)the house of Aaron;
13 he will (R)bless those who fear the Lord,
(S)both the small and the great.
14 May the Lord (T)give you increase,
you and your children!
15 May (U)you be blessed by the Lord,
(V)who made heaven and earth!
16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens,
but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17 (W)The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any who go down into (X)silence.
18 But (Y)we will bless the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
(Z)Praise the Lord!
I Love the Lord
116 I (AA)love the Lord, because he has (AB)heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he (AC)inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 (AD)The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then (AE)I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 (AF)Gracious is the Lord, and (AG)righteous;
our God is (AH)merciful.
6 The Lord preserves (AI)the simple;
when (AJ)I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your (AK)rest;
for the Lord has (AL)dealt bountifully with you.
8 For (AM)you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9 I will walk before the Lord
(AN)in the land of the living.
10 (AO)I believed, (AP)even when[b] I spoke:
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 (AQ)I said in my alarm,
(AR)“All mankind are liars.”
12 What shall I (AS)render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up (AT)the cup of salvation
and (AU)call on the name of the Lord,
14 I will (AV)pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 (AW)Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his (AX)saints.
16 O Lord, I am your (AY)servant;
I am your servant, (AZ)the son of your maidservant.
You have (BA)loosed my bonds.
17 I will (BB)offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and (BC)call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will (BD)pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in (BE)the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
(BF)Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 115:9 Masoretic Text; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac O house of Israel
- Psalm 116:10 Or believed, indeed; Septuagint believed, therefore
Psalm 115-116
New International Version
Psalm 115-116
New International Version
Psalm 115(A)
1 Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,(B)
because of your love and faithfulness.(C)
2 Why do the nations say,
“Where is their God?”(D)
3 Our God is in heaven;(E)
he does whatever pleases him.(F)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,(G)
made by human hands.(H)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(I)
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
9 All you Israelites, trust(J) in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(K) trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(L) trust in the Lord—
he is their help and shield.
12 The Lord remembers(M) us and will bless us:(N)
He will bless his people Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear(O) the Lord—
small and great alike.
14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(P)
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven(Q) and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(R)
but the earth he has given(S) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(T) who praise the Lord,
those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord,(U)
both now and forevermore.(V)
Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord,(X) for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry(Y) for mercy.(Z)
2 Because he turned his ear(AA) to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death(AB) entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name(AC) of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!(AD)”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;(AE)
our God is full of compassion.(AF)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low,(AG) he saved me.(AH)
8 For you, Lord, have delivered me(AK) from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord(AL)
in the land of the living.(AM)
10 I trusted(AN) in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;(AO)
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”(AP)
12 What shall I return to the Lord
for all his goodness(AQ) to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name(AR) of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows(AS) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight(AT) of the Lord
is the death of his faithful servants.(AU)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;(AV)
I serve you just as my mother did;(AW)
you have freed me from my chains.(AX)
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(AY) to you
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(AZ) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(BA) of the house of the Lord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.(BB)
Praise the Lord.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 115-116
King James Version
Psalm 115-116
King James Version
115 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.
116 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
19 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
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