Psalm 115
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
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| 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. | Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake. | Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake. | Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, But unto thy name give glory, For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth’s sake. |
| 2 | Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” | Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? | Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?” | Wherefore should the nations say, Where is now their God? |
| 3 | Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. | But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. | But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases. | But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased. |
| 4 | Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. | Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. | Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. | Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. |
| 5 | They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; | They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: | They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see. | They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; |
| 6 | they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; | They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: | They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell. | They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not; |
| 7 | they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats. | They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. | They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat. | They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat. |
| 8 | Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them. | They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them. | Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them. | They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them. |
| 9 | O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and shield. | O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. | Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. | O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. |
| 10 | O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and shield. | O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. | House of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. | O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. |
| 11 | You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and shield. | Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. | You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. | Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their 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; | 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. | The Lord remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron. | Jehovah 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 those who fear the Lord— small and great alike. | He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great. | He will bless those who fear the Lord, both small and great. | He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great. |
| 14 | May the Lord give you increase, both you and your children. | The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children. | May the Lord increase you more and more, you and your children. | Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children. |
| 15 | May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. | Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. | Blessed are you by the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth. |
| 16 | The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to mankind. | The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. | The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men. | The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men. |
| 17 | It is not the dead who praise the Lord, nor any who descend into silence. | The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence. | The dead don’t praise the Lord, nor any who go down into silence, | The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence; |
| 18 | But it is we who will bless the Lord, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah! | But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord. | but we will bless the Lord, from this time forward and forever more. Praise the Lord! | But we will bless Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye Jehovah. |