📖 Psalms — Chapter 115 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 115:1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, Rfor thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
Psalms 115:2 RWherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Psalms 115:3 RBut our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Psalms 115:4 RTheir idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
Psalms 115:5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
Psalms 115:6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
Psalms 115:7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
Psalms 115:8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
Psalms 115:9 O RIsrael, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 115:10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 115:11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 115:12 The LORD Rhath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
Psalms 115:13 RHe will bless them that fear the LORD, both small Tand great.
Psalms 115:14 The RLORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Psalms 115:15 Ye are Rblessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
Psalms 115:16 The Rheaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Psalms 115:17 The Rdead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
Psalms 115:18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 115:1–3 — Give glory to God
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The opening refuses self-glory and directs honor to God’s mercy and truth. God’s heavenly freedom answers taunts about his absence.
Key Truth: Give God the glory.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy ____ give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.” (Psalms 115:1)
Find it in Psalms 115:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy ____ , and for thy truth’s sake.” (Psalms 115:1)
Find it in Psalms 115:1 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But our God is in the ____ : he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.” (Psalms 115:3)
Find it in Psalms 115:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 115:4–8 — Idols cannot act
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Human-made silver and gold images cannot speak, see, hear, or move. Trust in such powerless objects deforms their makers and worshipers.
Key Truth: Reject dependence on powerless idols.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Their idols are ____ and gold, the work of men’s hands.” (Psalms 115:4)
Find it in Psalms 115:4 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “They have mouths, but they ____ not: eyes have they, but they see not:” (Psalms 115:5)
Find it in Psalms 115:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… them are like unto them; so is every one that ____ in them.” (Psalms 115:8)
Find it in Psalms 115:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 115:9–18 — Trust the living Creator
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel, Aaron’s house, and all who fear God are called to trust his help and shield. The living community commits to lasting praise.
Key Truth: Trust the Creator and bless him.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… thou in the LORD: he is their help and their ____ .” (Psalms 115:9)
Find it in Psalms 115:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “He will ____ them that fear the LORD, both small and great.” (Psalms 115:13)
Find it in Psalms 115:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and ____ .” (Psalms 115:15)
Find it in Psalms 115:15 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
1 Thessalonians 1:9 — Believers turn from idols to serve the living God.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What receives trust that belongs to God?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Why does the opening refuse self-glory?
2. How does God’s freedom contrast with idols’ manufacture?
3. How do bodily features expose the images’ powerlessness?
4. How does trusting the powerless affect the worshipper?
5. How do repeated trust calls identify God’s role?
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