[1] Lord, we should not receive any honor. The honor belongs to you. The honor is yours because of your love and because we can trust you.
[2] Why should the nations wonder where our God is?
[3] God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants.
[4] The “gods” of those nations are only statues made from gold and silver. They are only statues that some person made.
[5] Those statues have mouths, but can’t talk. They have eyes, but can’t see.
[6] They have ears, but can’t hear. They have noses, but can’t smell.
[7] They have hands, but can’t feel. They have legs, but can’t walk. And no sounds come from their throats.
[8] The people who make and trust those statues will become just like them!
[9] People of Israel, trust the Lord! The Lord is their strength and shield.
[10] Aaron’s family, trust the Lord! The Lord is their strength and shield.
[11] Followers of the Lord, trust the Lord! The Lord is their strength and shield.
[12] The Lord remembers us. The Lord will bless us. The Lord will bless Israel. The Lord will bless Aaron’s family.
[13] The Lord will bless his followers, great and small.
[14] I hope the Lord gives more and more to you and your children.
[15] The Lord made heaven and earth. And the Lord welcomes you!
[16] Heaven belongs to the Lord. But he gave the earth to people.
[17] Dead people don’t praise the Lord. People down in the grave don’t praise the Lord.
[18] But we bless the Lord now, and we will bless him forever more! Praise the Lord!