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Psalms 115:4

Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

In Context

3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:28And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

1 Kings 18:29Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.

2 Chronicles 32:19They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.

Psalms 135:15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

Isaiah 40:19To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?

Isaiah 44:9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are 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 →

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