Psalms 115:4
Their idols, are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
In Context
3When, our God, is in the heavens, Whatsoever he pleased, hath he done.
5A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:28and ye will serve there gods made by the hands of man,—wood or stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
1 Kings 18:29And so it was, when noon was passed, that although they prophesied until the offering up of the evening gift, yet was there no voice nor any that answered, nor any that hearkened.
2 Chronicles 32:19And they spake against the God of Jerusalem,—as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of the hands of men.
Psalms 135:15The idols of the nations, are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men:
Isaiah 40:19The image, hath been cast by an artificer, And a goldsmith, with gold, overlayeth it,—And, chains of silver, he worketh.
Isaiah 44:9The fashioners of an image—all of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit,—And, their, witnesses, they, neither see 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 →