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- Chapter 115 -

Glory be to your name

(Psalm 135:1-21)
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Yahweh, people should praise you alone; they must praise you, not us, because you faithfully love us and always do what you have promised to do.
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It is not right that other people groups should say about us, “They claim that their God is very powerful, but if that is true, why does he not help them?”
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Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants!
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But their idols are only statues made of silver and gold, things that humans have made.
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Their idols have mouths, but they cannot say anything; they have eyes, but they cannot see anything.
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They have ears, but they cannot hear anything; they have noses, but they cannot smell anything.
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They have hands, but they cannot feel anything; they have feet, but they cannot walk, and they cannot even make any sounds in their throats!
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The people who make those idols are as powerless as those idols, and those who trust in those idols can accomplish nothing, just like their idols!
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You, my fellow Israelite people, trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield.
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You priests, descendants of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield.
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All you who have a reverential respect for Yahweh, trust in him! He is the one who helps you and protects you like a shield.
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Yahweh has not forgotten us; he will bless us Israelite people! He will bless the priests,
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and he will bless all those who have a reverential respect for him; he will bless important people and people who are considered to be unimportant, everyone!
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I wish that Yahweh may give many children to you, my fellow Israelite people, and to your descendants.
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I wish that Yahweh, the one who made heaven and the earth, may bless all of you!
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The highest heavens belong to Yahweh, but he gave everything that is on the earth to us people.
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Dead people are not able to praise Yahweh; when they descend into the place where dead people are, they are unable to speak and cannot praise him.
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But we who are alive will thank him, now and forever. Praise Yahweh!
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Glory be to your name

(Psalm 135:1-21)
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Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
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Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”
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But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
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Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
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They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.
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They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.
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They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.
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Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.
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Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
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House of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
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You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
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The LORD remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
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He will bless those who fear the LORD, both small and great.
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May the LORD increase you more and more, you and your children.
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Blessed are you by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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The heavens are the LORD’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
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The dead don’t praise the LORD, nor any who go down into silence,
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but we will bless the LORD, from this time forward and forever more. Praise the LORD!
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