115:15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the creator 1 of heaven and earth!
115:16 The heavens belong to the Lord, 2
but the earth he has given to mankind. 3
115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death. 4
115:18 But we will praise the Lord
now and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
1 tn Or “maker.”
2 tn Heb “the heavens [are] heavens to the
3 tn Heb “to the sons of man.”
4 tn Heb “silence,” a metonymy here for death (see Ps 94:17).