Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 115

Not to us, , not to us— but to your name give the , because of your , because of your .Why should the say, “Where is their God?”Our God is in the ; he does whatever he wants.Their are silver and gold, the work of human hands.They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see.They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell.They have hands but cannot feel, feet but cannot walk. No sound rises from their throats.The people who make them will become just like them— and so will everyone who in them.Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their ., trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.You who Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.Yahweh us—he will : he will bring good things to the house of Israel, he will bring good things to the house of Aaron.He will bring good things to those who stand in awe of Yahweh— the small alongside the great.May Yahweh give you — you and your children after you.May you be by Yahweh, .The heavens belong to Yahweh, but the earth he has to humanity.The dead do not praise Yahweh, nor do any who go down into .But we—we will , from this moment and . Praise Yahweh!