115 <1> Lord, you should receive the honor, not us.
The honor belongs to you
because of your faithful love and loyalty.
<2> Why should the nations wonder where our God is?
<3> God is in heaven,
and he does whatever he wants.
<4> The "gods" of those nations are only statues that some human made from gold and silver.
<5> Those statues have mouths but cannot talk.
They have eyes but cannot see.
<6> They have ears but cannot hear.
They have noses but cannot smell.
<7> They have hands but cannot feel.
They have feet but cannot walk.
No sounds come from their throats.
<8> The people who make and trust those statues will become like them!
<9> People of Israel, trust in the Lord!
"He is their strength and shield."
<10> Aaron's family, trust in the Lord!
"He is their strength and shield."
<11> Followers of the Lord, trust in the Lord!
"He is their strength and shield."
<12> The Lord remembers us.
He will bless us.
He will bless Israel.
He will bless Aaron's family.
<13> The Lord will bless his followers, great and small.
<14> May the Lord give more and more
to you and your children.
<15> He made heaven and earth,
and the Lord welcomes you![581]
<16> Heaven belongs to the Lord,
but he gave the earth to people.
<17> The dead don't praise him.
Those in the grave don't praise the Lord.
<18> But we will praise the Lord now and forever!
Praise the Lord!
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