Psalms 115:4
Their images are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
In Context
3But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.
5They have mouths, but no voice; they have eyes, but they see not;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:28There you will be the servants of gods, made by men's hands, of wood and stone, having no power of seeing or hearing or taking food or smelling.
1 Kings 18:29And from the middle of the day they went on with their prayers till the time of the offering; but there was no voice, or any answer, or any who gave attention to them.
2 Chronicles 32:19Talking of the God of Jerusalem as if he was like the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men's hands.
Psalms 135:15The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Isaiah 40:19The workman makes an image, and the gold-worker puts gold plates over it, and makes silver bands for it.
Isaiah 44:9Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 115:2-9
The Absurdity of Idolatry. 1 Not unto us, O Lord , not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They have hands, but they handle not:… Read the whole commentary →