| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness. | 1Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to Your name give glory because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth. |
| 2Why let the nations say, “Where is their God?” | 2Why should the nations say," Where is their God?" |
| 3Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes. | 3Our God is in heaven and does whatever He pleases. |
| 4Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. | 4Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. |
| 5They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see. | 5They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. |
| 6They have ears but cannot hear, and noses but cannot smell. | 6They have ears but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. |
| 7They have hands but cannot feel, and feet but cannot walk, and throats but cannot make a sound. | 7They have hands but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats. |
| 8And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them. | 8Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them. |
| 9O Israel, trust the LORD! He is your helper and your shield. | 9Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. |
| 10O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD! He is your helper and your shield. | 10House of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. |
| 11All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD! He is your helper and your shield. | 11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. |
| 12The LORD remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the people of Israel and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron. | 12The LORD remembers us and 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 great and lowly. | 13He will bless those who fear the LORD-- small and great alike. |
| 14May the LORD richly bless both you and your children. | 14May the LORD add to your numbers, both yours and your children's. |
| 15May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth. | 15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
| 16The heavens belong to the LORD, but he has given the earth to all humanity. | 16The heavens are the LORD's, but the earth He has given to the human race. |
| 17The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, for they have gone into the silence of the grave. | 17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any of those descending into the silence of death. |
| 18But we can praise the LORD both now and forever! Praise the LORD! | 18But we will praise the LORD, both now and forever. Hallelujah! |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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