- Not unto us, Lord, not unto us,
- but to thy name give praise:
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- 2 Both for the mercy and the truth,
- that are in thee always.
- Why shall the heathen scorners say,
- where is their God become?
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- 3 Our God in heaven is, and what
- he will, that hath he done.
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- 4 Their idols silver are and gold,
- work of men’s hands they be:
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- 5 They have a mouth and do not speak
- and eyes and do not see.
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- 6 And they have ears joined to their heads,
- and do not hear at all:
- And noses eke they formed have,
- and do not smell withal.
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- 7 And hands they have and handle not,
- and feet and do not go:
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- 8 A throat they have, yet through the same,
- they make no sound to blow.
- Those that make them be like to them,
- and those whose trust they be:
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- 9 O Israel trust in the Lord,
- their help and shield is he.
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- 10 O Aaron’s house trust in the Lord,
- their help and shield is he:
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- 11 Trust ye the Lord that fear the Lord,
- their help and shield is he.
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- 12 The Lord hath mindful been of us,
- and will bless us also:
- On Israel and Aaron’s house
- his blessing he will show.
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- 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord,
- the Lord will bless them all:
- Even he will bless them everyone,
- the great and eke the small.
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- 14 To you (I say) the living Lord,
- will multiply his grace:
- To you and to the children that
- shall follow of your race.
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- 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord,
- even of the Lord I say:
- Which both the heaven and the earth
- hath made and set in stay.
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- 16 The heavens, yea, the heavens high
- belong unto the Lord:
- The earth unto the sons of men
- he gave of free accord.
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- 17 They that be dead do not with praise
- set forth the Lord’s renown:
- Nor any that into the place
- of silence do go down.
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- 18 But we will praise the Lord our God
- from henceforth and for aye:
- Sound ye the praises of the Lord,
- praise ye the Lord I say.
