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Psalms 135:15 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Psalms 135:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 135 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.”
Psalms 135:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 135:15
Sharp polemic against idolatry begins: 'The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.' The Hebrew 'atsabim' (idols) derives from a root meaning 'to shape' or 'fashion,' emphasizing their manufactured nature. The irony is devastating - what pagans worship as divine is mere 'silver and gold,' valuable materials certainly, but inanimate. Worse, they are 'work of men's hands' (ma'aseh yedey adam) - the creature worships what it creates. This critique, paralleling Psalm 115:4-8 almost exactly, exposes idolatry's fundamental absurdity. The living God who made heaven, earth, ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 135:15
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“the work of men's hands.”
“but the work of men's hands”
“the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.”
“we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold”
“and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith”
“nor know”
“the work of men's hands”
“and the goldsmith overlays it with gold”