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Psalms 115
1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
6they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
7they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
8Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
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 who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
18But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!
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Acknowledging God Psalm 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Ancestral Worship Psalm 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Blessing: Temporal, from God Psalm 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Children were Named: Numerous, Considered an Especial Blessing Psalm 115:14
May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
Communicating with the Dead Psalm 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Conspiracies Psalm 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Dead (People): Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Death: Miscellaneous Subjects: Going Down Into Silence Psalm 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Earth: Created by God Psalm 115:15
May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Earth: Given to Man Psalm 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Faith: Enjoined Psalm 115:9, 11
O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. / You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 115:12–14
The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron; / He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike. / May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
Fear of God: Reverence Psalm 115:11, 13
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. / He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
Financial Recovery Psalm 115:12
The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
Getting out of Debt Psalm 115:14
May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
Glorifying God for His: Mercy and Truth Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
Glorifying God: Mercy and Truth Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
God: Grace of Psalm 115:12, 13, 15
The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron; / He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike. / May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
God: Power of Psalm 115:3
Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
God: Preserver Psalm 115:10
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
God: Providence of Psalm 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
God: Sovereign Psalm 115:3, 16
Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. / The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Godly Fear: Those Who Have are Blessed Psalm 115:13
He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
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Psalms 115:1-8 Verses 1-8
Let no opinion of our own merits have any place in our prayers or in our praises. All the good we do, is done by the power of his grace; and all the good we have, is the gift of his mere mercy, and he must have all the praise. Are we in pursuit of any mercy, and wrestling with God for it, we must take encouragement in prayer from God only. Lord, do so for us; not that we may have the credit and comfort of it, but that they mercy and truth may have the glory of it. The heathen gods are senseless things. They are the works of men's hands: the painter, the carver, the statuary, can put no life into them, therefore no sense. The psalmist hence shows the folly of the worshippers of idols.
Psalms 115:9-18 Verses 9-18
It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be cheerful faith in him; those who reverence his word, may rely upon it. He is ever found faithful. The greatest need his blessing, and it shall not be denied to the meanest that fear him. God's blessing gives an increase, especially in spiritual blessings. And the Lord is to be praised: his goodness is large, for he has given the earth to the children of men for their use. The souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burdens of the flesh, are still praising him; but the dead body cannot praise God: death puts an end to our glorifying him in this world of trial and conflict. Others are dead, and an end is thereby put to their service, therefore we will seek to do the more for God. We will not only do it ourselves, but will engage others to do it; to praise him when we are gone. Lord, thou art the only object for faith and love. Help us to praise thee while living and when dying, that thy name may be the first and last upon our lips: and let the sweet savour of thy name refresh our souls for ever.