Psalms 115:8

Their makers become like them, so do all who trust in them.

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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: no sound comes from their throats.

9O Israel, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

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Cross References

Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol? A human made it, a metal image. It cannot speak, it cannot teach truth, Why does its maker trust it?

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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