1 N ot to us, O Lord, not to us but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy and loving-kindness and for the sake of Your truth and faithfulness!

Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth's sake.

2 W hy should the nations say, Where is now their God?

Wherefore should the nations say, Where then is their God?

3 B ut our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.

4 T he idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands:

5 T hey have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;

6 T hey have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not;

They have ears, and they hear not; a nose have they, and they smell not;

7 T hey have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither can they make a sound with their throats.

They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat.

8 T hey who make idols are like them; so are all who trust in and lean on them.

They that make them are like unto them,—every one that confideth in them.

9 O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! He is their Help and their Shield.

O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.

10 O house of Aaron, trust in and lean on the Lord! He is their Help and their Shield.

House of Aaron, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.

11 Y ou who fear the Lord, trust in and lean on the Lord! He is their Help and their Shield.

Ye that fear Jehovah, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.

12 T he Lord has been mindful of 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, he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;

13 H e will bless those who reverently and worshipfully fear the Lord, both small and great.

He will bless them that fear Jehovah, both the small and the great.

14 M ay the Lord give you increase more and more, you and your children.

Jehovah will add unto you more, unto you and unto your children.

15 M ay you be blessed of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth!

Ye are blessed of Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth.

16 T he heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth has He given to the children of men.

The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

17 T he dead praise not the Lord, neither any who go down into silence.

The dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence;

18 B ut we will bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) the Lord from this time forth and forever. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

But we will bless Jah from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah!