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Psalms 115:3-7

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115:3 Our God is in heaven!

He does whatever he pleases! 1 

115:4 Their 2  idols are made of silver and gold –

they are man-made. 3 

115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see,

115:6 ears, but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell,

115:7 hands, but cannot touch,

feet, but cannot walk.

They cannot even clear their throats. 4 

1 sn He does whatever he pleases. Such sovereignty is characteristic of kings (see Eccl 8:3).

2 tn The referent of the pronominal suffix is “the nations” (v. 2).

3 tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

4 tn Heb “they cannot mutter in their throats.” Verse 5a refers to speaking, v. 7c to inarticulate sounds made in the throat (see M. Dahood, Psalms [AB], 3:140-41).



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