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Our God is in heaven
    and does whatever he wills.(A)

II

Their idols are silver and gold,(B)
    the work of human hands.(C)

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They have mouths but do not speak,
    eyes but do not see.
They have ears but do not hear,
    noses but do not smell.

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They have hands but do not feel,
    feet but do not walk;
    they produce no sound from their throats.
Their makers will be like them,
    and anyone who trusts in them.

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III

[a]The house of Israel trusts in the Lord,(A)
    who is their help and shield.(B)
10 The house of Aaron trusts in the Lord,
    who is their help and shield.

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Footnotes

  1. 115:9–11 The house of Israel…the house of Aaron…those who fear the Lord: the laity of Israelite birth, the priests, and the converts to Judaism, cf. Ps 118:2–4; 135:19–21. In the New Testament likewise “those who fear the Lord” means converts to Judaism (cf. Acts 10:2, 22, 35; 13:16, 26).