Psalms 115: Not to Us, but to Your Name

Psalm 115 says, Not to us, Yahweh, but to your name give glory. Our God is in the heavens. Idols are silver and gold made by men's hands. They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. Israel should trust in Yahweh, their help and shield. Yahweh remembers us and will bless us.

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¹ Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ May Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ The dead don’t praise Yah, nor any who go down into silence,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ but we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more. Praise Yah!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Psalms 115 · Preschool

God Helps and Shields

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Color the shield and the people. God is our help and our shield!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.”

Psalms 115:9 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: A shield keeps us safe. God is like a shield for his people. Let's hold up our arms like a shield!

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Psalms 115 · Grade 4

Glory Belongs to God

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Read and Think

Psalm 115 has no title and names no author. It begins humbly: Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth's sake. When the nations mock, Where is their God, now? the answer is clear: But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

Next the psalm describes idols. They are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, eyes, ears, noses, hands, and feet, but they don't speak, see, hear, smell, feel, or walk. Then comes a warning: Those who make them will be like them. People become like what they worship.

The psalm calls three groups to trust: Israel, the house of Aaron, and all who fear Yahweh. Each time it answers, He is their help and their shield. Yahweh remembers us and will bless those who fear him, both small and great. The psalm ends, We will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more.

Show What You Know

Why should glory go to God's name?
What warning does verse 8 give?
Which three groups are called to trust in Yahweh?
What is Yahweh to those who trust him?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

trustGodhelpheavensbless

When the nations mock, Where is their , now?
the answer is clear: But our God is in the .
The psalm calls three groups to : Israel, the house of Aaron, and all who fear Yahweh.
Each time it answers, He is their and their shield.
Yahweh remembers us and will those who fear him, both small and great.

Think About It

People become like what they worship. What things might people today trust instead of God?
Psalm 115 begins, Not to us. How can you give God glory instead of seeking it for yourself?

Memory Verse

“Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.”

Psalms 115:1 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my help and shield. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you give God credit when you do well?
The dead do not praise God, but we will. How can you praise God while you live?

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Psalms 115 · Grade 5

Becoming Like What We Worship

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Read and Think

Psalm 115 has no title and names no author. It opens by refusing glory: Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory. The reason is God's loving kindness and truth. When the nations taunt, Where is their God, now? the singer answers that God is not missing; he is in the heavens and does whatever he pleases.

The psalm then mocks the idols with a careful list. They have mouths, eyes, ears, noses, hands, feet, and throats, yet every part is useless. Idols look alive but are lifeless, the work of men's hands. Verse 8 draws the lesson: Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them. People are shaped by what they worship. Those who trust lifeless things grow spiritually deaf and blind.

By contrast, the living God helps. Three times the psalm says, He is their help and their shield. Yahweh remembers us. He will bless both small and great. The heavens are Yahweh's heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men. Because God is alive, his people respond with lasting praise: we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more.

Show What You Know

Why does the singer refuse glory for his people?
What makes idols useless, according to the list?
How are people shaped by what they worship?
What does the psalm repeat three times about God?

Crossword

Across

He is their ____ and their shield.
But to your ____ give glory.

Down

He is their help and their ____.
But to your name give ____.
But our God is in the ____.

Think About It

Verse 8 says people become like what they trust. What does that mean for how you spend your time and attention?
God remembers both small and great. How does it feel to know that God remembers you?

Memory Verse

“Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.”

Psalms 115:8 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my help and shield. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you treat people of every rank with honor?
What might people today trust instead of God?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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