| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! | 1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth. |
| 2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” | 2Why should the nations say, "Where, now, is their God?" |
| 3Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. | 3But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. |
| 4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. | 4Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man's hands. |
| 5They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. | 5They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; |
| 6They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. | 6They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell; |
| 7They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. | 7They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat. |
| 8Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them. | 8Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them. |
| 9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. | 9O Israel, trust 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. | 10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. |
| 11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. | 11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. |
| 12The LORD has remembered us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; | 12The LORD has been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron. |
| 13he will bless those who fear the LORD, both the small and the great. | 13He will bless those who fear the LORD, The small together with the great. |
| 14May the LORD give you increase, you and your children! | 14May the LORD give you increase, You and your children. |
| 15May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth! | 15May you be blessed of the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth. |
| 16The heavens are the LORD’s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man. | 16The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the sons of men. |
| 17The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any who go down into silence. | 17The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence; |
| 18But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD! | 18But as for us, we will bless the LORD From this time forth and forever. Praise the LORD! |
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