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Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
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Why do the nations say, "Where is their God?"
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Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
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But their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
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They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but they cannot see;
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they have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but they cannot smell;
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they have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but they cannot walk; nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
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Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
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O house of Israel, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.
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O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.
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You who fear him, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.
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The LORD remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron,
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he will bless those who fear the LORD--small and great alike.
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May the LORD make you increase, both you and your children.
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May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to man.
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It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to silence;
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it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD.
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