Psalms 115:4
and I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
In Context
5The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:28And there you shah serve gods, that were framed with men's hands: wood and stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
1 Kings 18:29And after midday was past, and while they were prophesying, the time was come of offering sacrifice, and there was no voice heard, nor did any one answer, nor regard them as they prayed:
2 Chronicles 32:19And he spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, the works of the hands of men.
Isaiah 40:19Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?
Isaiah 44:9The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed.
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 →