8WHO TURNED THE ROCK A POOL OF WATER FLINT INTO SPRING OF HIS WATER 8who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!
1NOT TO US O YAHWEH NOT TO US FOR TO NAME YOUR ASCRIBE GLORY ON COVENANT LOYALTY YOUR ON FAITHFULNESS YOUR To Your Name Be the Glory (Psalm 135:1–21) 1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
2<TO> WHY? WILL THEY SAY THE NATIONS WHERE? PLEASE [IS] GOD THEIR 2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
3AND GOD OUR [IS] IN THE HEAVENS ALL THAT HE DESIRES HE DOES 3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
4IDOLS THEIR [ARE] SILVER AND GOLD [THE] WORK OF [THE] HANDS OF HUMANKIND 4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
5A MOUTH [BELONGS] TO THEM AND NOT THEY SPEAK EYES [BELONG] TO THEM AND NOT THEY SEE 5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
6EARS [BELONG] TO THEM AND NOT THEY HEAR A NOSE [BELONGS] TO THEM AND NOT THEY SMELL! 6they have ears but cannot hear; they have noses but cannot smell;
7HANDS THEIR AND NOT THEY FEEL! FEET THEIR AND NOT THEY WALK NOT THEY MAKE A SOUND WITH THROAT THEIR 7they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.*NoteCloseLiterally they cannot utter with their throat
8LIKE THEM THEY WILL BE [THOSE WHO] MAKE THEM EVERY [ONE] WHO [IS] TRUSTING IN THEM 8Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
9O ISRAEL TRUST IN YAHWEH [IS] HELP THEIR AND SHIELD THEIR HE 9O Israel,*NoteCloseMT; many Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac O house of Israel trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
10O HOUSE OF AARON TRUST IN YAHWEH [IS] HELP THEIR AND SHIELD THEIR HE 10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
11O [THOSE] FEARING <OF> YAHWEH TRUST IN YAHWEH [IS] HELP THEIR AND SHIELD THEIR HE 11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
12YAHWEH HE HAS REMEMBERED US HE WILL BLESS HE WILL BLESS <OBJ.> [THE] HOUSE OF ISRAEL HE WILL BLESS <OBJ.> [THE] HOUSE OF AARON 12The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
13HE WILL BLESS [THOSE] FEARING <OF> YAHWEH <THE> SMALL WITH <THE> GREAT 13He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
14MAY HE ADD YAHWEH TO YOU TO YOU AND TO CHILDREN YOUR 14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
15[BE] BLESSED YOU BY YAHWEH [THE] MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH 15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
16THE HEAVENS [ARE] HEAVENS OF YAHWEH AND THE EARTH HE HAS GIVEN TO [THE] CHILDREN OF HUMANKIND 16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
17NOT THE DEAD THEY WILL PRAISE YAHWEH AND NOT ALL [THOSE WHO] GO DOWN OF SILENCE 17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
18AND WE WE WILL BLESS YAHWEH FROM NOW AND UNTIL PERPETUITY PRAISE YAHWEH 18But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!*NoteCloseOr Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD