1 N ot to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.

Let honor be given to Your name and not to us, O Lord, not to us. Because You are loving and kind and faithful.

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

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God now?”

3 B ut our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever He wants to do.

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

Their gods are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

5 T hey have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.

They have mouths but they cannot speak. They have eyes but they cannot see.

6 T hey have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.

They have ears but they cannot hear. They have noses but they cannot smell.

7 T hey 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 cannot feel. They have feet but they cannot walk. They cannot make a sound come out of their mouths.

8 T hose who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.

Those who make them and trust them will be like them.

9 I srael, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

O Israel, trust in the Lord. He is their help and safe-covering.

10 H ouse of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord. He is their help and safe-covering.

11 Y ou who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord. He is their help and safe-covering.

12 Y ahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.

The Lord has remembered us and will make good come to us. He will make good come to the house of Israel. He will make good come to the house of Aaron.

13 H e will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.

He will make good come to those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great.

14 M ay Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children.

May the Lord make your numbers grow, both you and your children.

15 B lessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.

May you be given good things by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

16 T he heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.

The heavens belong to the Lord. But He has given the earth to the children of men.

17 T he dead don’t praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence;

The dead do not praise the Lord. Neither do those who go down into the quiet place.

18 B ut we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more. Praise Yah!

But we will give honor and thanks to the Lord, now and forever. Praise the Lord!