Psalm 115
1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
but to your Name give glory;*
because of your love and because of your faithfulness.
2 Why should the heathen say,*
“Where then is their God?”
3 Our God is in heaven;*
whatever he wills to do he does.
4 Their idols are silver and gold,*
the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak;*
eyes have they, but they cannot see;
6 They have ears but they cannot hear;*
noses, but they cannot smell;
7 They have hands, but they cannot feel;
feet, but they cannot walk;*
they make no sound with their throat.
8 Those who make them are like them,*
and so are all who put their trust in them.
9 O Israel, trust in the LORD;*
he is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD;*
he is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD;*
he is their help and their shield.
12 The LORD has been mindful of us, and he will bless us;*
he will bless the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 He will bless those who fear the LORD,*
both small and great together.
14 May the LORD increase you more and more,*
you and your children after you.
15 May you be blessed by the LORD,*
the maker of heaven and earth.
16 The heaven of heavens is the LORD’S,*
but he entrusted the earth to its peoples.
17 The dead do not praise the LORD,*
nor all those who go down into silence;
18 But we will bless the LORD,*
from this time forth for evermore.
Hallelujah!
A Collect for Guidance
Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
