Psalms 115
18 verses
Psalm 115 is a hymn celebrating God's glory and contrasting God's power with the futility of powerless idols, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 4. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
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Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
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Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
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But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
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Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
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They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
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They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
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They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
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They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
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O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
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O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
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Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
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The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
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He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
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The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
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Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
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The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
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The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
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But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.
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