Psalms 115:8

Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

In Context

7they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.

9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

Read all of Psalms 115

Cross References

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.

Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.

Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Psalms 115:8