Psalms

Psalm 115:1–3

¹Not to us, O LORD, not to us,

but to Your name be the glory,

because of Your loving devotion,

because of Your faithfulness.

²Why should the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

³Our God is in heaven;

He does as He pleases.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to us	לָ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
O LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
not	לֹ֫א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to us	לָ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
but	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to Your name	לְ֭שִׁמְךָ	lə·šim·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
be	תֵּ֣ן	tên	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the glory	כָּב֑וֹד	kā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Your loving devotion	חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗	ḥas·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
because	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
of Your faithfulness	אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃	’ă·mit·te·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֭מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֑ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
say	יֹאמְר֣וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Where	אַיֵּה־	’ay·yêh-	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Our God	וֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּ	wê·lō·hê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
is in heaven	בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	ḇaš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
He does	עָשָֽׂה׃	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
as	כֹּ֭ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
He pleases	חָפֵ֣ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 115:1 Psalm 79:9–10 · Isaiah 48:11 · Psalm 96:8 · Ezekiel 20:14 · Ezekiel 36:32 · Ezekiel 36:22 · Ephesians 1:6 · Psalm 89:1–2 · Daniel 9:19 · Psalm 61:7 · Revelation 4:10–11 · Joshua 7:9

Psalm 115:2 Psalm 79:10 · Psalm 42:3 · Psalm 42:10 · Exodus 32:12 · Joel 2:17 · Deuteronomy 32:26–27 · Numbers 14:15–16

Psalm 115:3 Psalm 135:6 · Daniel 4:35 · Isaiah 46:10 · Ephesians 1:11 · Psalm 103:19 · Romans 9:19 · Psalm 2:4 · Psalm 123:1 · Matthew 6:9 · 1 Chronicles 16:25 · Psalm 68:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.