1 N ot unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth's sake.
¶ Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth.
2 W herefore should the nations say, Where then is their God?
Why should the Gentiles say, Where is now their God?
3 B ut our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.
But our God is in the heavens; he has made whatever he has desired.
4 T heir idols 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 a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;
They have mouths, but they shall never speak; they have eyes, but they shall never see:
6 T hey have ears, and they hear not; a nose have they, and they smell not;
They have ears, but they shall never hear; they have noses, but they shall never smell;
7 T hey have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat.
they have hands, but they shall never touch; they have feet, but they shall never walk; they shall never speak through their throat.
8 T hey that make them are like unto them,—every one that confideth in them.
Let those that make them become like unto them, and every one that trusts in them.
9 O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.
¶ O Israel, trust thou in the LORD; he is your help and your shield.
10 H ouse of Aaron, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; he is your help and your shield.
11 Y e that fear Jehovah, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.
Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; he is your help and your shield.
12 J ehovah hath been mindful of us: he will bless, he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
The LORD has been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will greatly bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 H e will bless them that fear Jehovah, both the small and the great.
He will bless those that fear the LORD, both small and great.
14 J ehovah will add unto you more, unto you and unto your children.
The LORD shall increase his blessing upon you more and more, upon you and your sons.
15 Y e are blessed of Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth.
Ye are blessed of the LORD who made the heavens and earth.
16 T he heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, but the earth he has given to the sons of Adam.
17 T he dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence;
The dead shall not praise JAH, neither any that go down into silence.
18 B ut we will bless Jah from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah!
But we will bless JAH from this time forth and for evermore. Halelu-JAH.