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Pagan Idols Contrasted with the LORD.

^1 (C1)Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
But ^(C2)to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth and faithfulness.

^2 (C1)Why should the nations say,
"^(C2)Where, now, is their God?"

³ But our ^(C1)God is in heaven;
He ^(C2)does whatever He pleases.

⁴ The ^(C1)idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The ^(C2)work of man's hands.

⁵ They have mouths, but they ^(C1)cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;

⁶ They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;

⁷ They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
Nor can they make a sound with their throats.

^8 (C1)Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them. ^(VR1)

⁹ O ^(C1)Israel, ^(C2)trust and take refuge in the LORD! Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!
He is their ^(C3)help and their shield.

¹⁰ O house of ^(C1)Aaron, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.

¹¹ You who reverently ^(C1)fear the LORD, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.

¹² The LORD ^(C1)has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.

¹³ He will ^(C1)bless those who fear and worship the LORD with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder,
Both ^(C2)the small and the great. ^(VR1)

¹⁴ May the LORD ^(C1)give you great increase,
You and your children.

¹⁵ May you be blessed of the LORD,
^(C1)Who made heaven and earth.

¹⁶ The heavens are ^(C1)the heavens of the LORD,
But ^(C2)the earth He has given to the children of men.

¹⁷ The ^(C1)dead do not praise the LORD,
Nor do any who go down into ^(C2)silence;

¹⁸ But as for us, we will ^(C1)bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the LORD
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)