² Why do the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”^(D)
3 Our God is in heaven;^(E)
    he does whatever pleases him.^(F)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,^(G)
    made by human hands.^(H)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,^(I)
    eyes, but cannot see.
⁶ They have ears, but cannot hear,
    noses, but cannot smell.
⁷ They have hands, but cannot feel,
    feet, but cannot walk,
    nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
⁸ Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

⁹ All you Israelites, trust^(J) in the Lord—
    he is their help and shield.
¹⁰ House of Aaron,^(K) trust in the Lord—
    he is their help and shield.
¹¹ You who fear him,^(L) trust in the Lord—
    he is their help and shield.

¹² The Lord remembers^(M) us and will bless us:^(N)
    He will bless his people Israel,
    he will bless the house of Aaron,
¹³ he will bless those who fear^(O) the Lord—
    small and great alike.

¹⁴ May the Lord cause you to flourish,^(P)
    both you and your children.
¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven^(Q) and earth.

¹⁶ The highest heavens belong to the Lord,^(R)
    but the earth he has given^(S) to mankind.
¹⁷ It is not the dead^(T) who praise the Lord,
    those who go down to the place of silence;
¹⁸ it is we who extol the Lord,^(U)
    both now and forevermore.^(V)

Praise the Lord.^[a](W)

“As a lion^(A) growls,
    a great lion over its prey—
and though a whole band of shepherds^(B)
    is called together against it,
it is not frightened by their shouts
    or disturbed by their clamor^(C)—
so the Lord Almighty will come down^(D)
    to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
⁵ Like birds hovering^(E) overhead,
    the Lord Almighty will shield^(F) Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver^(G) it,
    he will ‘pass over’^(H) it and will rescue it.”