Psalms 115:4
Their idoles are siluer and golde, euen the worke of mens hands.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
In Context
3But our God is in heauen: he doeth what so euer he will.
5They haue a mouth and speake not: they haue eyes and see not.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:28And there ye shall serue gods, euen ye worke of mans hand, wood, and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smelll.
1 Kings 18:29And when midday was passed, and they had prophecied vntil the offring of the euening sacrifice, there was neither voyce, nor one to answere, nor any that regarded.
2 Chronicles 32:19Thus they spake against the God of Ierusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, euen the workes of mans hands,
Psalms 135:15The idoles of the heathen are siluer and golde, euen the worke of mens handes.
Isaiah 40:19The workeman melteth an image, or the goldsmith beateth it out in golde, or the goldesmith maketh siluer plates.
Isaiah 44:9All they that make an image, are vanitie, and their delectable things shall nothing profite: and they are their owne witnesses, that they see not nor know: therefore they shalbe confounded.
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 →