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āāPsalms⬠ā115:1ā-ā¬18⬠āMSGā¬ā¬
[1-2] Not for our sake, God, no, not for our sake, but for your nameās sake, show your glory. Do it on account of your merciful love, do it on account of your faithful ways. Do it so none of the nations can say, āWhere now, oh where is their God?ā [3-8] Our God is in heaven doing whatever he wants to do. Their gods are metal and wood, handmade in a basement shop: Carved mouths that canāt talk, painted eyes that canāt see, Tin ears that canāt hear, molded noses that canāt smell, Hands that canāt grasp, feet that canāt walk or run, throats that never utter a sound. Those who make them have become just like them, have become just like the gods they trust. [9-11] But you, Israel: put your trust in God! ātrust your Helper! trust your Ruler! Clan of Aaron, trust in God! ātrust your Helper! trust your Ruler! You who fear God, trust in God! ātrust your Helper! trust your Ruler! [12-16] O God, remember us and bless us, bless the families of Israel and Aaron. And let God bless all who fear Godā bless the small, bless the great. Oh, let God enlarge your familiesā giving growth to you, growth to your children. May you be blessed by God, by God, who made heaven and earth. The heaven of heavens is for God, but he put us in charge of the earth. [17-18] Dead people canāt praise Godā not a word to be heard from those buried in the ground. But we bless God, oh yesā we bless him now, we bless him always! Hallelujah!

