Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 115:4 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Psalms 115:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 115 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.”
Psalms 115:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. The psalm pivots from defending Israel's invisible God to exposing pagan idolatry's absurdity. The Hebrew atsabehem (עֲצַבֵּיהֶם) means their 'idols' or 'images'—literally 'shaped things' or even 'sorrows' (the word can denote both idol and grief). Made of precious kesef (כֶּסֶף, silver) and zahav (זָהָב, gold), idols impressed with material value but lacked divine life.The work of men's hands (ma'aseh yedei adam, מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָדָם) is the devastating critique. Humans craft objects, then worship their own craftsmanship. The creator (...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 115:4
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“the work of men's hands”
“and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith”
“the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.”
“and the goldsmith overlays it with gold”
“or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?”
“Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals”
“but the work of men's hands”
“that not at Ephesus alone”
“the work of men's hands.”