Psalms 115:7-17

7 Hands that can't grasp, feet that can't walk or run, throats that never utter a sound.
8 Those who make them have become just like them, have become just like the gods they trust.
9 But you, Israel: put your trust in God! - trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
10 Clan of Aaron, trust in God! - trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
11 You who fear God, trust in God! - trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
12 O God, remember us and bless us, bless the families of Israel and Aaron.
13 And let God bless all who fear God - bless the small, bless the great.
14 Oh, let God enlarge your families - giving growth to you, growth to your children.
15 May you be blessed by God, by God, who made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven of heavens is for God, but he put us in charge of the earth.
17 Dead people can't praise God - not a word to be heard from those buried in the ground.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.