Psalm 115

God and the Idols

115¹ Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to thy name give glory, for the sake of thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness! ² Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" ³ Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases. ⁴ Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. ⁵ They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. ⁶ They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. ⁷ They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. ⁸ Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them.

⁹ O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. ¹⁰ O house of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. ¹¹ You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. ¹² The Lord has 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 those who fear the Lord, both small and great. ¹⁴ May the Lord give you increase, you and your children! ¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth! ¹⁶ The heavens are the Lord's heavens, but the earth he has given to the sons of men. ¹⁷ The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any that go down into silence. ¹⁸ But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord!

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Psalm 3

A Morning Prayer of Trust in God

3¹ A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; ² many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. [Selah] ³ But thou, O Lord, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

⁴ I cry aloud to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah] ⁵ I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the Lord sustains me. ⁶ I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about. ⁷ Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, thou dost break the teeth of the wicked. ⁸ Deliverance belongs to the Lord; thy blessing be upon thy people! [Selah]