Psalms 115:7
Their hands! but they feel not Their feet! but they walk not, No sound make they in their throat.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6Ears, have they, but they hear not, A nose, have they, but they smell not:
8Like unto them, shall be they who make them, Every one who trusteth in them.
Cross References
1 Samuel 5:3And, when they of Ashdod rose early on the morrow and entered into the house of Dagon, they looked and lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh,—so they took Dagon and restored him to his place.
Psalms 149:6The high songs of GOD be in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand:
1 Corinthians 12:2Ye know that, when ye were of the nations, unto the dumb idols, howsoever ye were being led, ye were seduced.
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 →