Psalms 115
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PSALM 115
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Not unto us, Lord, not to us,
but do thou glory take
Unto thy name, ev'n for thy truth,
and for thy mercy's sake.
2O wherefore should the heathen say,
Where is their God now gone?
3But our God in the heavens is,
what pleas'd him he hath done.
4Their idols silver are and gold,
work of men's hands they be.
5Mouths have they, but they do not speak;
and eyes, but do not see;
6Ears have they, but they do not hear;
noses, but savour not;
7Hands, feet, but handle not, nor walk;
nor speak they through their throat.
8Like them their makers are, and all
on them their trust that build.
9O Isr'el, trust thou in the Lord,
he is their help and shield.
10O Aaron's house, trust in the Lord,
their help and shield is he.
11Ye that fear God, trust in the Lord,
their help and shield he'll be.
12The Lord of us hath mindful been,
and he will bless us still:
He will the house of Isr'el bless,
bless Aaron's house he will.
13Both small and great, that fear the Lord,
he will them surely bless.
14The Lord will you, you and your seed,
aye more and more increase.
15O blessed are ye of the Lord,
who made the earth and heav'n.
16The heav'n, ev'n heav'ns, are God's, but he
earth to men's sons hath giv'n.
17The dead, nor who to silence go,
God's praise do not record.
18But henceforth we for ever will
bless God. Praise ye the Lord.
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Psalm 115
115
God and the Idols
1Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us,
but unto thy name give glory,
for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
2Wherefore should the heathen say,
Where is now their God?
3But our God is in the heavens:
he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4 #
Ps 135.15-18; Rev 9.20. Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of men's hands.
5They have mouths, but they speak not:
eyes have they, but they see not:
6they have ears, but they hear not:
noses have they, but they smell not:
7they have hands, but they handle not:
feet have they, but they walk not:
neither speak they through their throat.
8They that make them are like unto them;
so is every one that trusteth in them.
9O Israel, trust thou in the Lord:
he is their help and their shield.
10O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord:
he is their help and their shield.
11Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord:
he is their help and their shield.
12The Lord hath been mindful of us:
he will bless us;
he will bless the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 #
Rev 11.18; 19.5. He will bless them that fear the Lord,
both small and great.
14The Lord shall increase you more and more,
you and your children.
15Ye are blessed of the Lord
which made heaven and earth.
16The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's:
but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17The dead praise not the Lord,
neither any that go down into silence.
18But we will bless the Lord
from this time forth and for evermore.
Praise the Lord.
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