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Psalms 135:18 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Psalms 135:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 135 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.”
Psalms 135:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 135:18
The idol polemic reaches devastating conclusion: 'They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.' This principle of spiritual conformity runs throughout Scripture - we become like what we worship. Idol makers share their idols' spiritual deadness: blind, deaf, mute, breathless in any spiritual sense. The Hebrew construction emphasizes exact correspondence: 'like them' (kemohem). Those who trust (batach) in idols place their confidence in emptiness and receive emptiness in return. Romans 1:21-23 develops this theme, showing how rejecting the Creator leads to degr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 135:18
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“everyone who trusts in them.”
“neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes”
“who boast in their idols. Worship him”
“that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ”
“But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.”