He is our help and shield

Psalm 115:1-18
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. Why do Nations say " Where is their God?" Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them- the idols.
Trust in the Lord-- he is our help and shield.
The heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to man.
He will bless those who fear the Lord- small and great alike.
It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to silence; it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore.
Why?
The dead who cannot praise the Lord, includes who does not know the Lord is like the dead man.
The heavens belongs to the Lord, man can not get there except through the Lord or Jesus. But the earth he has given to man, man needs to manage this earth.
This psalm gives an indication of the way may psalms must have been sung - with a single voice leading and the congregation joining in the response. A powerful contract is drawn between God almighty, loving, faithful - and the lifeless impotent idols of 'the nations'
The Lord will bless those who fear him- small and great alike, no matter what am I, the situation or the position or the rich or poor.
How?
Extol the Lord, from now to forevermore. Praise the Lord from my heart and my mind. He is my help and my shield!