1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

9 O Israel, trust thou 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 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

12 The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

15 Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.

16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

1 Nie aan ons, o HERE, nie aan ons nie, maar aan u Naam gee eer, om u goedertierenheid, om u trou ontwil.

2 Waarom sou die heidene sê: Waar is dan hulle God?

3 terwyl onse God tog in die hemel is; Hy doen alles wat Hom behaag.

4 Hulle afgode is silwer en goud, 'n werk van mensehande.

5 Hulle het 'n mond, maar praat nie; hulle het oë, maar sien nie;

6 ore het hulle, maar hoor nie; hulle het 'n neus, maar ruik nie;

7 hande, maar hulle tas nie; voete, maar hulle loop nie; hulle gee geen geluid deur hul keel nie.

8 Die wat hulle maak, sal net soos hulle word -- elkeen wat op hulle vertrou.

9 Israel, vertrou op die HERE: Hy is hulle hulp en hulle skild!

10 Huis van A„ron, vertrou op die HERE: Hy is hulle hulp en hulle skild!

11 Julle wat die HERE vrees, vertrou op die HERE: Hy is hulle hulp en hulle skild.

12 Die HERE het aan ons gedink: Hy sal seën, Hy sal die huis van Israel seën, Hy sal die huis van A„ron seën.

13 Hy sal diegene seën wat die HERE vrees, die kleintjies saam met die grotes.

14 Die HERE sal julle vermenigvuldig, julle en jul kinders.

15 Julle is geseënd deur die HERE wat hemel en aarde gemaak het.

16 Die hemele is hemele vir die HERE, maar die aarde het Hy aan die mensekinders gegee.

17 Die dode en almal wat na die stilte neerdaal, sal die HERE nie loof nie;

18 maar ons sal die HERE prys, van nou af tot in ewigheid. Halleluja!