1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
Focused Passage
Psalms 115:1-3
Psalms 115
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Verse 1
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Notלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto usלָ֥נוּPreposition | first person common pluralO LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularnotלֹ֫אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto usלָ֥נוּPreposition | first person common pluralbutכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionto Your nameלְ֭שִׁמְךָH8034Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularbeתֵּ֣ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularthe gloryכָּב֑וֹדH3519Noun - masculine singularbecause ofעַל־H5921PrepositionYour loving devotionחַ֝סְדְּךָ֗H2617Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularbecauseעַל־H5921Prepositionof Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃H571Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 2
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Whyלָ֭מָּהH4100Interrogativeshould the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralsayיֹאמְר֣וּH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralWhereאַיֵּה־H346Interrogative. . .נָ֝֗אH4994Interjectionis their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃H430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 3
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Our Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּH430Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralis in heavenבַשָּׁמָ֑יִםH8064Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralHe doesעָשָֽׂה׃H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularasכֹּ֭לH3605Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeHe pleasesחָפֵ֣ץH2654Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular