Psalm 115a

[Verso 1]
 
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Not to us, Lord, not to us to your name be all the praise 
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for your covenant faithfulness, for your steadfast love and grace. 
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Why should all the nations say, "Where now is their God of might?" 
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He will do what he desires. In the heavens our God resides. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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Heathen gods are silver, gold, works of human artistry 
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They have mouths but do not speak, They have eyes, but do not see 
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They have ears, but do not hear; noses but no scent have found 
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helplesss hands and useless feet, throats that utter not a sound. 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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Those who make and trust in them soon grow like the gods they mold 
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House of Israel, trust the Lord, for he is their help and shield. 
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House of Aaron, trust the Lord, for he is their help and shield. 
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You who fear him, trust the Lord, for he is their help and shield. 
 


[Verso 4]
 
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God the Lord remembers us, and his people he will bless, 
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He will bless all Israels house, he will bless all Aaron's house 
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Those who fear him great and small, he with blessings will reward 
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May you and your children grow; may the Lord increase you more. 
 


[Verso 5]
 
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Blest are you by God the Lord, Maker of the earth and heaven 
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Highest heavens belong to him, but to man the earth was given 
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Though the dead to silence go, though the dead praise not the Lord, 
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We will henceforth bless the Lord. Praise the Lord forevermore.