1 ¶ Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth.

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

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

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

3 B ut our God is in the heavens; he has made whatever he has desired.

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

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 mouths, but they shall never speak; they have eyes, but they shall never see:

They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

6 T hey have ears, but they shall never hear; they have noses, but they shall never smell;

they have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

7 t hey have hands, but they shall never touch; they have feet, but they shall never walk; they shall never 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 L et those that make them become like unto them, and every one that trusts in them.

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 your help and your shield.

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 your help and your shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

11 Y e that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; he is your help and your shield.

Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

12 T he 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.

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 H e will bless those that fear the LORD, both small and great.

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

14 T he LORD shall increase his blessing upon you more and more, upon you and your sons.

The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

15 Y e are blessed of the LORD who made the heavens and earth.

Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.

16 T he heavens are the heavens of the LORD, but the earth he has given to the sons of Adam.

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

17 T he dead shall not praise JAH, neither any that go down into silence.

The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

18 B ut we will bless JAH from this time forth and for evermore. Halelu-JAH.

But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.