Psalms 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
King James Version
In Context
3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
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 came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
2 Chronicles 32:19And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.
Psalms 135:15The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
Isaiah 40:19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 44:9They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they 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 →