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[1] Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to thy name give glory, because of thy mercy and thy truth;
[2] lest at any time the nations should say, Where is their God?
[3] But our God has done in heaven and on earth, whatsoever he has pleased.
[4] The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.
[5] They have a mouth, but they 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 handle; they have feet, but they cannot walk: they cannot speak through their throat.
[8] Let those that make them become like to them, and all who trust in them.
[9] The house of Israel trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.
[10] The house of Aaron trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.
[11] They that fear the Lord trust in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.
[12] The Lord has remembered us, and blessed us: he has blessed the house of Israel, he has blessed the house of Aaron.
[13] He has blessed them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
[14] The Lord add blessings to you and to your children.
[15] Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.
[16] The heaven of heavens belongs to the Lord: but he has given the earth to the sons of men.
[17] The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades.
[18] But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
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