Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory, for Thy mercy and for Thy truth's sake.
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Don't give glory to us, O LORD. Don't give glory to us. Instead, give glory to your name because of your mercy and faithfulness.
2 Why should the heathen say, "Where now is their God?"
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Why should other nations say, "Where is their God?"
3 But our God is in the heavens; He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.
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Our God is in heaven. He does whatever he wants.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
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Their idols are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.
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They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see.
6 They have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not.
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They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have noses, but they cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they through their throat.
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They have hands, but they cannot feel. They have feet, but they cannot walk. They cannot [even] make a sound with their throats.
8 They that make them are like unto them; so is everyone that trusteth in them.
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Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them.
9 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: He is their help and their shield.
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Israel, trust the LORD. He is your helper and your shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: He is their help and their shield.
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Descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD. He is your helper and your shield.
11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: He is their help and their shield.
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If you fear the LORD, trust the LORD. He is your helper and your shield.
12 The LORD hath 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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The LORD, who is [always] thinking about us, will bless us. He will bless the descendants of Israel. He will bless the descendants of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
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He will bless those who fear the LORD, from the least important to the most important.
14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
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May the LORD continue to bless you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed by the LORD who made heaven and earth.
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You will be blessed by the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's; but the earth hath He given to the children of men.
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The highest heaven belongs to the LORD, but he has given the earth to the descendants of Adam.
17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither do any that go down into silence.
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Those who are dead do not praise the LORD, nor do those who go into the silence [of the grave].
18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD!
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But we will thank the LORD now and forever. Hallelujah!
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.
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