Psalms 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
In Context
3But our God is in the heavens; whatsoever pleased Him He hath done.
5They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:28And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
1 Kings 18:29And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening offering; but their was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
2 Chronicles 32:19And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.
Psalms 135:15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Isaiah 40:19The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains?
Isaiah 44:9They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know; 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 →