NASB Psalms 115 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 115 — KJV

Heathen Idols Contrasted with the LORD.

  1 aNot to us, O LORD°, not to us,
  But bto Your name° give° glory°
  Because° of Your lovingkindness°, because° of Your Itruth°.
  2 aWhy° should the nations° say°,
  “bWhere°, now°, is their God°?”
  3 But our aGod° is in the heavens°;
  He bdoes° whatever°° He pleases°.
  4 Their aidols° are silver° and gold°,
  The bwork° of man’s° hands°.
  5 They have mouths°, but they acannot° speak°;
  They have eyes°, but they cannot° see°;
  6 They have ears°, but they cannot° hear°;
  They have noses°, but they cannot° smell°;
  7 IThey have hands°, but they cannot° feel°;
  IIThey have feet°, but they cannot° walk°;
  They cannot° make° a sound° with their throat°.
  8 aThose who make° them Iwill become° like° them,
  Everyone° who° trusts° in them.

[1] IOr faithfulness a Is 48:11; Ezk 36:22 b Ps 29:2; 96:8
[2] a Ps 79:10 b Ps 42:3, 10
[3] a Ps 103:19 b Ps 135:6; Dn 4:35
[4] a Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-18; Jr 10:4 b Dt 4:28; 2K 19:18; Is 37:19; 44:10, 20; Jr 10:3
[5] a Jr 10:5
[7] ILit Their hands IILit Their feet
[8] IOr are like them a Ps 135:18; Is 44:9-11

  9 ¶ O aIsrael°, btrust° in the LORD°;
  He is their chelp° and their shield°.
  10 O house° of aAaron°, trust° in the LORD°;
  He is their help° and their shield°.
  11 You who I afear° the LORD°, trust° in the LORD°;
  He is their help° and their shield°.
  12 The LORD° ahas been° mindful° of us; He will bless° [us];
  He will bless° the house° of Israel°;
  He will bless° the house° of Aaron°.
  13 He will abless° those who Ifear° the LORD°,
  bThe small° together° with the great°.
  14 May the LORD° agive° you increase°,
  You and your children°.
  15 May you be blessed° of the LORD°,
  aMaker° of heaven° and earth°.

[9] a Ps 118:2; 135:19 b Ps 37:3; 62:8 c Ps 33:20
[10] a Ps 118:3; 135:19
[11] IOr revere a Ps 22:23; 103:11; 135:20
[12] a Ps 98:3
[13] IOr revere a Ps 103:11; 112:1; 128:1 b Rv 11:18; 19:5
[14] a Dt 1:11
[15] a Gn 1:1; Ne 9:6; Ps 96:5; 102:25; 121:2; 124:8; 134:3; 146:6; Ac 14:15; Rv 14:7

  16 ¶ The heavens° are athe heavens° of the LORD°,
  But bthe earth° He has given° to the sons° of men°.
  17 The adead° do not praise° Ithe LORD°,
  Nor° [do] any° who go° down° into bsilence°;
  18 But as for us, we will abless° Ithe LORD°
  From this° time° forth and forever°°.
  IIPraise° Ithe LORD°!

[16] a Ps 89:11 b Ps 8:6
[17] IHeb YAH a Ps 6:5; 88:10-12; Is 38:18 b Ps 31:17
[18] IHeb YAH IIOr Hallelujah! a Ps 113:2; Dn 2:20

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Because God is truly glorious,

1 ¶ Not² unto us, O LORD,º not² unto us, but² unto thy nameº giveº ª glory,º for² thy mercy,º [and] for² thy truth'sº sake. 2 Wherefore² should the heathenº say,º ª Where² [is] now² their God?º 3 But our Godº [is] in the heavens:º he hath doneº ª whatsoever² ² he hath pleased.º ª

[1] Jsh 7:9; 2Ch 20:1; Ps 61:7; 74:22; 79:9; 89:1; Is 48:11; Ezk 20:14; 36:32; Dn 9:19; Mi 7:20; Jn 1:17; Ro 15:8; Ep 1:6; Rv 4:10.
[2] Ex 32:12; Nu 14:15; Dt 32:26; 2K 19:10; Ps 42:3, 10; 79:10; Jol 2:17.
[3] 1Ch 16:25; Ps 2:4; 68:4; 123:1; 135:6; Is 46:10; Dn 4:35; Mt 6:9; Ro 9:19; Ep 1:11.

and idols are vanity,

4 Their idolsº [are] silverº and gold,º the workº of men'sº hands.º 5 They have mouths,º but they speakº ª not:² eyesº have they, but they seeº ª not:² 6 They have ears,º but they hearº ª not:² nosesº have they, but they smellº ª not:² 7 They have hands,º but they handleº ª not:² feetº have they, but they walkº ª not:² neither² speakº ª they through their throat.º 8 They that makeº ª them are² like unto them;² [so is] every one² that² trustethº ª in them.

[4] Dt 4:28; Ps 97:7; 135:15; Is 40:19; 42:17; 46:1, 6; Jr 10:3; Ho 8:6; Hab 2:18; Ac 19:26, 35; 1Co 10:19.
[8] Ps 135:18; Is 44:9; Jr 10:8; Jna 2:8; Hab 2:18.

he exhorteth to confidence in God.

9 O Israel,º trustº ª thou in the LORD:º he² [is] their helpº and their shield.º 10 O houseº of Aaron,º trustº ª in the LORD:º he² [is] their helpº and their shield.º 11 Ye that fearº the LORD,º trustº ª in the LORD:º he² [is] their helpº and their shield.º

[9] Ex 19:5; Dt 33:29; Ps 33:20; 62:8; 84:11; 118:2; 125:1; 130:7; 135:19; 146:5; Pv 30:5; Jr 17:17; Ep 1:12.
[10] Ex 28:1; Nu 16:5, 40; 18:7.
[11] Ps 33:18; 118:4; 147:11; Pv 14:26; 30:5; Ac 10:35; Rv 19:5.

God is to be praised for his blessings.

12 The LORDº hath been mindfulº ª of us: he will blessº ª [us]; he will blessº ª ² the houseº of Israel;º he will blessº ª ² the houseº of Aaron.º 13 He will blessº ª them that fearº the LORD,º [both] smallº and² great.º 14 The LORDº shall increase¹ ª you more and more,² ² you and your children.º 15 Ye² [are] blessedº ª of the LORDº which madeº ª heavenº and earth.º 16 The heaven,º [even] the heavens,º [are] the LORD'S:º but the earthº hath he givenº ª to the childrenº of men.º 17 The deadº ª praiseº ª not² the LORD,º neither² any² that go downº ª into silence.º 18 But we² will blessº ª the LORDº from this time forth² ² and for¹ evermore.º ² Praiseº ª the LORD.º

[12] Gn 2:17; 8:1; 12:2; Ex 2:24; Ps 25:7; 67:7; 136:23; Is 44:21; 49:14; Ac 3:26; 10:4; Ga 3:14, 29; Ep 1:3.
[13] Ps 29:11; 112:1; 128:1, 4; Mal 3:16; 4:2; Lk 1:50; Ac 13:26; 26:22; Col 3:11; Rv 11:18; 19:5; 20:12.
[14] Gn 13:16; 17:7; 2S 24:3; Is 2:2; 19:20; 27:6; 56:8; 60:4; Jr 30:19; 32:38; 33:22; Ho 1:10; Zc 8:20; 10:8; Ac 2:39; 3:25; Rv 7:4, 9.
[15] Gn 1:1; 14:19; 32:26; Ps 3:8; 96:5; 146:5; Ep 1:3; 1P 3:9.
[16] Gn 1:28; 9:1; Dt 32:8; Ps 89:11; 144:5; 148:4; Is 66:1; Jr 27:5; Lm 3:66; Jn 14:2.
[17] 1S 2:9; Ps 6:5; 30:9; 31:17; 88:10; Is 38:18.
[18] Ps 113:2; 118:17; 145:2, 21; Dn 2:20; Rv 5:13.

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