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Psalm 115 in Hebrew and English

18 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

לֹא לָנוּ יְהוָה לֹא לָנוּ כִּי־לְשִׁמְךָ תֵּן כָּבוֹד עַל־חַסְדְּךָ עַל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But unto Thy name give glory, For Thy mercy, and for Thy truth's sake.

לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם אַיֵּה־נָא אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃

Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is now their God?'

וֵאלֹהֵינוּ בַשָּׁמָיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־חָפֵץ עָשָֽׂה׃

But our God is in the heavens; Whatsoever pleased Him He hath done.

עֲצַבֵּיהֶם כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָדָֽם׃

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

פֶּה־לָהֶם וְלֹא יְדַבֵּרוּ עֵינַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִרְאֽוּ׃

They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

אָזְנַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִשְׁמָעוּ אַף לָהֶם וְלֹא יְרִיחֽוּן׃

They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not;

יְדֵיהֶם וְלֹא יְמִישׁוּן רַגְלֵיהֶם וְלֹא יְהַלֵּכוּ לֹא־יֶהְגּוּ בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃

They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they with their throat. .

כְּמוֹהֶם יִהְיוּ עֹשֵׂיהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵחַ בָּהֶֽם׃

They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.

יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּטַח בַּיהוָה עֶזְרָם וּמָגִנָּם הֽוּא׃

O Israel, trust thou in the LORD! He is their help and their shield!

בֵּית אַהֲרֹן בִּטְחוּ בַיהוָה עֶזְרָם וּמָגִנָּם הֽוּא׃

O house of Aaron, trust ye in the LORD! He is their help and their shield!

יִרְאֵי יְהוָה בִּטְחוּ בַיהוָה עֶזְרָם וּמָגִנָּם הֽוּא׃

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

יְהוָה זְכָרָנוּ יְבָרֵךְ יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּית אַהֲרֹֽן׃

The LORD hath been mindful of us, He will bless - He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

יְבָרֵךְ יִרְאֵי יְהוָה הַקְּטַנִּים עִם־הַגְּדֹלִֽים׃

He will bless them that fear the LORD, Both small and great.

יֹסֵף יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם עֲלֵיכֶם וְעַל־בְּנֵיכֶֽם׃

The LORD increase you more and more, You and your children.

בְּרוּכִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

Blessed be ye of the LORD Who made heaven and earth.

הַשָּׁמַיִם שָׁמַיִם לַיהוָה וְהָאָרֶץ נָתַן לִבְנֵי־אָדָֽם׃

The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; But the earth hath He given to the children of men.

לֹא הַמֵּתִים יְהַלְלוּ־יָהּ וְלֹא כָּל־יֹרְדֵי דוּמָֽה׃

The dead praise not the LORD, Neither any that go down into silence;

וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

But we will bless the LORD From this time forth and for ever. Hallelujah.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 24 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Friday
  • Part of Hallel
  • 18 verses, 135 words, about 2 minutes to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 115 have?

Psalm 115 has 18 verses and 135 words.

On which day is Psalm 115 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 24 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Friday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 115?

Psalm 115 has no heading in the Hebrew text. It opens straight into its first verse.

How long does it take to read Psalm 115?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.