New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 115:1-8

1Not to us, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, not to us, Butto Your nameלְ֭שִׁמְךָLe.shim.khaH8034giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of Your lovingkindnessחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗chas.de.khaH2617,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of Yourtruthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

2Whyלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100should the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּה־'ai.yeh-H346,nowנָ֝֗אNa'H4994,is their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?”

3But ourGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430is in the heavensבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064; Hedoesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213whateverכֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834He pleasesחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654.

4Theiridolsעֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם'aTza.bei.hemH6091are silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091, Theworkמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הma.'a.SehH4639of man’sאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027.

5They have mouthsפֶּֽה־peh-H6310, but theycannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;They have eyesעֵינַ֥יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200;

6They have earsאָזְנַ֣יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085;They have nosesאַ֥ף'afH639,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808smellH7381;

7They have handsיְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀ye.dei.HemH3027,but they cannotוְלֹ֬אve.Lo'H3808feelיְמִישׁ֗וּןye.mi.ShunH4184;They have feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272,but they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808walkיְהַלֵּ֑כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980;They cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeH1897a soundH1897with their throatבִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃big.ro.NamH1627.

8Those who makeעֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם'o.sei.HemH6213themwill becomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961likeכְּ֭מוֹהֶםKe.mo.hemH3644them,Everyoneכֹּ֭לkolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834trustsבֹּטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in them.

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