Psalm 115
Non nobis, Domine
1 NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise * for thy loving mercy and for thy truth's sake.
2 Wherefore shall the heathen say * Where is now their God?
3 As for our God, he is in heaven * he hath done whatsoever pleased him.
4 Their idols are silver and gold * even the work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, and speak not * eyes have they, and see not.
6 They have ears, and hear not * noses have they, and smell not.
7 They have hands, and handle not; feet have they, and walk not * neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like unto them ; and so are all such as put their trust in them.
9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the Lord * he is their succour and defence.
10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord * he is their helper and defender.
11 Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in the Lord * he is their helper and defender.
12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us * even he shall bless the house of Israel, he shall bless the house of Aaron.
13 He shall bless them that fear the Lord * both small and great.
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more * you and your children.
15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord * who made heaven and earth.
16 All the whole heavens are the Lord's * the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not thee, O Lord * neither all they that go down into silence.
18 But we will praise the Lord * from this time forth for evermore. Praise the Lord.