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1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
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Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
2 Why let the nations say, “Where is their God?”
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Why should the nations say, “Where is their God? ”
3 Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes.
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Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.
4 Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.
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Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.
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They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears but cannot hear, and noses but cannot smell.
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They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands but cannot feel, and feet but cannot walk, and throats but cannot make a sound.
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They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.
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Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them.
9 O Israel, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.
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O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
10 O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.
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O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
11 All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD ! He is your helper and your shield.
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You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the people of Israel and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
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The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 He will bless those who fear the LORD, both great and lowly.
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he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great.
14 May the LORD richly bless both you and your children.
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May the Lord give you increase, you and your children!
15 May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
16 The heavens belong to the LORD, but he has given the earth to all humanity.
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The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17 The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, for they have gone into the silence of the grave.
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The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence.
18 But we can praise the LORD both now and forever! Praise the LORD !
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But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord!
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