New Revised Standard NRS
The Message Bible MSG
1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.
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Not for our sake, God, no, not for our sake, but for your name's sake, show your glory. Do it on account of your merciful love, do it on account of your faithful ways.
2 Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?"
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Do it so none of the nations can say, "Where now, oh where is their God?"
3 Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases.
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Our God is in heaven doing whatever he wants to do.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
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Their gods are metal and wood, handmade in a basement shop:
5 They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.
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Carved mouths that can't talk, painted eyes that can't see,
6 They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell.
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Tin ears that can't hear, molded noses that can't smell,
7 They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; they make no sound in their throats.
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Hands that can't grasp, feet that can't walk or run, throats that never utter a sound.
8 Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them.
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Those who make them have become just like them, have become just like the gods they trust.
9 O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
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But you, Israel: put your trust in God! - trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
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Clan of Aaron, trust in God! - trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
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You who fear God, trust in God! - trust your Helper! trust your Ruler!
12 The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
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O God, remember us and bless us, bless the families of Israel and Aaron.
13 he will bless those who fear the Lord, both small and great.
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And let God bless all who fear God - bless the small, bless the great.
14 May the Lord give you increase, both you and your children.
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Oh, let God enlarge your families - giving growth to you, growth to your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
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May you be blessed by God, by God, who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens, but the earth he has given to human beings.
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The heaven of heavens is for God, but he put us in charge of the earth.
17 The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any that go down into silence.
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Dead people can't praise God - not a word to be heard from those buried in the ground.
18 But we will bless the Lord from this time on and forevermore. Praise the Lord!
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But we bless God, oh yes - we bless him now, we bless him always! Hallelujah!
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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