| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. | 1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth. |
| 2Why do the nations say, "Where is their God?" | 2Why should the nations say, "Where, now, is their God?" |
| 3Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. | 3But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. |
| 4But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. | 4Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man's hands. |
| 5They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. | 5They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; |
| 6They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. | 6They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell; |
| 7They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats. | 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 will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. | 8Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them. |
| 9All you Israelites, trust in the LORD-- he is their help and shield. | 9O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. |
| 10House of Aaron, trust in the LORD-- he is their help and shield. | 10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. |
| 11You who fear him, trust in the LORD-- he is their help and shield. | 11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. |
| 12The LORD remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people 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-- small and great alike. | 13He will bless those who fear the LORD, The small together with the great. |
| 14May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children. | 14May the LORD give you increase, You and your children. |
| 15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. | 15May you be blessed of the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth. |
| 16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind. | 16The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the sons of men. |
| 17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence; | 17The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence; |
| 18it is we who extol the LORD, both now 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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