Psalm 115 --- Pope: ‘Christian hope born of trust in God’s Word’ --- Salm 115

Psalm 115New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Psalm 115

The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God

¹ Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
    for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.
² Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”

³ Our God is in the heavens;
    he does whatever he pleases.
⁴ Their idols are silver and gold,
    the work of human hands.
⁵ They have mouths, but do not speak;
    eyes, but do not see.
⁶ They have ears, but do not hear;
    noses, but do not smell.
⁷ They have hands, but do not feel;
    feet, but do not walk;
    they make no sound in their throats.
⁸ Those who make them are like them;
    so are all who trust in them.

 

⁹ O Israel, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.
¹⁰ O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.
¹¹ You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.

 

¹² The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
    he will bless the house of Israel;
    he will bless the house of Aaron;
¹³ he will bless those who fear the Lord,
    both small and great.

 

¹⁴ May the Lord give you increase,
    both you and your children.
¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

 

¹⁶ The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
    but the earth he has given to human beings.
¹⁷ The dead do not praise the Lord,
    nor do any that go down into silence.
¹⁸ But we will bless the Lord
    from this time on and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!

 

 

Pope at Audience: ‘Christian hope born of trust in God's Word, not idols’ - 2017-January-11 Vatican Radio
http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-at-audience-christian-hope-born-of-trust-in-g


 

 

Pope: ‘Christian hope born of trust in God’s Word’

 

 

 

 

115 (113B). Il-Mulej waħdu hu Alla

 

[S:115:1] Mhux lilna, Mulej, mhux lilna,

iżda lil ismek sebbaħ,

għat-tjieba u l-fedeltà tiegħek.

[S:115:2] Għaliex għandhom jgħidu l-ġnus:

"Fejn hu Alla tagħhom?"

[S:115:3] Fis-smewwiet hu Alla tagħna;

hu jagħmel kull ma jogħġbu.

[S:115:4] Fidda u deheb huma l-allat tagħhom,

xogħol ta' idejn il-bniedem.

[S:115:5] Għandhom il-fomm, u ma jitkellmux;

għandhom l-għajnejn, u ma jarawx;

[S:115:6] għandhom il-widnejn, u ma jisimgħux;

għandhom l-imnieħer, u ma jxommux;

[S:115:7] għandhom l-idejn, u ma jmissux;

għandhom ir-riġlejn, u ma jimxux;

ebda leħen ma joħroġ minn fommhom.

[S:115:8] Bħalhom ikunu dawk li jagħmluhom,

u dawk kollha li jittamaw fihom.

[S:115:9] Iżrael ittama fil-Mulej;

hu l-għajnuna u t-tarka tagħhom.

[S:115:10] Dar Aron ittamaw fil-Mulej;

hu l-għajnuna u t-tarka tagħhom.

[S:115:11] Dawk li jibżgħu mill-Mulej ittamaw fil-Mulej;

hu l-għajnuna u t-tarka tagħhom.

[S:115:12] Il-Mulej jiftakar fina u jberikna;

ibierek 'il dar Iżrael,

ibierek 'il dar Aron.

[S:115:13] Ibierek 'il dawk li jibżgħu mill-Mulej,

kemm iż-żgħar u kemm il-kbar.

[S:115:14] Ikattarkom ħafna l-Mulej,

lilkom u 'l uliedkom.

[S:115:15] Mberkin intom mill-Mulej,

li għamel is-sema u l-art.

[S:115:16] Is-smewwiet huma s-smewwiet tal-Mulej;

imma l-art hu taha lill-bnedmin.

[S:115:17] M'humiex il-mejtin li jfaħħru l-Mulej,

anqas ħadd minn dawk li jmorru fis-skiet;

[S:115:18] imma aħna li nbierku l-Mulej,

minn issa u għal dejjem.

 

Hallelujah!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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