Terrence L Pounds Study Edition · Developing edition · October 20, 2026
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Psalms 115
1 Not unto us, O Yahweh, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
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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.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their Elohim?
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Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
3 But our Elohim is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
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But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
9 O Israel, trust thou in Yahweh: he is their help and their shield.
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O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh: 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.
11 Ye that fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh: 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.
12 Yahweh 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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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.
13 He will bless them that fear Yahweh, both small and great.
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He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
14 Yahweh shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
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The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of Yahweh which made heaven and earth.
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Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are Yahweh’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
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The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not Yah, neither any that go down into silence.
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The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless Yah from this time forth and for evermore. Praise Yah.
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But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.