| Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth. | 1Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name be given glory on account of your gracious love and faithfulness. |
| 2Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" | 2Why should the nations ask "Where now is their God?" |
| 3Our God is in heaven and does whatever he pleases. | 3when our God is in the heavens and he does whatever he desires? |
| 4Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. | 4Their idols are silver and gold, crafted by human hands. |
| 5They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. | 5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see. |
| 6They have ears but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. | 6They have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell. |
| 7They have hands but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats. | 7They have hands, but cannot touch; feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even groan with their throats. |
| 8Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them. | 8Those who craft them will become like them, as will all those who trust in them. |
| 9Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. | 9Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their helper and shield. |
| 10House of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. | 10House of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their helper and shield. |
| 11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. | 11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their helper and shield. |
| 12The LORD remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; | 12The LORD remembers and blesses us. He will indeed bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. |
| 13he will bless those who fear the LORD--small and great alike. | 13He will bless those who fear the LORD, both the important and the insignificant together. |
| 14May the LORD add to your numbers, both yours and your children's. | 14May the LORD add to your numbers— to you and to your descendants. |
| 15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. | 15May you be blessed by the LORD, who made the heavens and the earth. |
| 16The heavens are the LORD's, but the earth he has given to the human race. | 16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but he gave the earth to human beings. |
| 17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any of those descending into the silence of death. | 17Neither can the dead praise the LORD, nor those who go down into the silence of death. |
| 18But we will bless the LORD, both now and forever. Hallelujah! | 18But we will bless the LORD from now to eternity. Hallelujah! |
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