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Psalms 115:2 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Psalms 115:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 115 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?”
Psalms 115:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 115:2
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? This verse voices the taunt Israel faced during exile, military defeat, or national crisis. The Hebrew goyim (גּוֹיִם, nations/gentiles) mocked Israel's faith when circumstances suggested divine absence or impotence. The question 'Where is their God?' (ayeh na Eloheihem, אַיֵּה־נָא אֱלֹהֵיהֶם) implies that Israel's God is either non-existent, powerless, or has abandoned His people.This taunt appears repeatedly in Scripture during Israel's lowest moments: the Babylonian exile (Psalm 79:10), national disasters (Joel 2:17), and personal su...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 115:2
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“while they continually ask me”
“Where is their God? Let it be known among the nations”
“my adversaries reproach me”
“saying”
“the ministers of Yahweh”
“I would scatter them afar. I would make the memory of them to cease from among men;”
“then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak”
“saying”