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1 Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
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Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
2 Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?”
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Why let the nations say, “Where is their God?”
3 Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
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Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes.
4 But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
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Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
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They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.
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They have ears but cannot hear, and noses but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
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They have hands but cannot feel, and feet but cannot walk, and throats but cannot make a sound.
8 Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
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And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.
9 All you Israelites, trust in the LORD— he is their help and shield.
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O Israel, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.
10 House of Aaron, trust in the LORD— he is their help and shield.
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O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.
11 You who fear him, trust in the LORD— he is their help and shield.
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All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.
12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron,
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The LORD remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the people of Israel and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
13 he will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
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He will bless those who fear the LORD, both great and lowly.
14 May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children.
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May the LORD richly bless both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.
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The heavens belong to the LORD, but he has given the earth to all humanity.
17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence;
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The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, for they have gone into the silence of the grave.
18 it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD.
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But we can praise the LORD both now and forever! Praise the LORD !
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