“ They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; ”
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold ... - To show more fully the propriety of praising God, and him alone as God, the psalmist instituted a comparison between him and idols, showing that...
CXXXV. The Almighty Power of Yahweh and His Favour to Israel. This Ps. is largely borrowed. Thus Psalms 135:7 is from Jeremiah 10:13 ; Jeremiah 10:10-12 from Psalms 136:7 ff., Psalms 136:14...
The idols, &c, Psalms 135:15-18 . Not "borrowed" from Psalms 115 , but repeated, and varied, because the object here is quite different. Psalms 115 . heathen theology; Psalm 185. Divine theo...
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; No JFB commentary on this verse.
A Ps. of praise suitable for public worship, beginning and ending with the liturgical Hallelujah. It is full of rich mosaics illustrating Jehovah's greatness and the vanity of idols. Psalms 134, 135...
With slight variations from Psalms 115:4-8 .
Psalms 135:1-21 LIKE Psalms 97:1-12 ; Psalms 98:1-9 , this is a cento, or piece of mosaic work, apparently intended as a call to worship Jehovah in the Temple. His greatness, as manifested in Na...
Men become like the Gods They Serve Psalms 135:13-21 What a contrast between our God and idols! His mouth speaks words of grace; His eyes follow our every movement and watch our sleep; His ears...
After the general movement of this book of the Psalter which has brought us in thought to the ultimate realisation of worship, and before the final psalms of perfected praise, we now have a section (...
What a melancholy picture of human depravity and ignorance! If the Reader wishes to see a similar portrait, he may find it, Romans 1:22-25 .
They have mouths, but they speak not ,.... Return no answer to the request and petition of their votaries; Psalms 115:5 ; eyes have they, but they see not ; the same is observed in the above plac...
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; Ver. 16. The idols of the heathen ] See Psalms 115:4,6 , &c.
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold Here he sets forth the difference between the God of Israel and the idols of the nations, as also between the worshippers of each, all tending to confir...
An Invitation to Praise. 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 16 They have mou...
No text from Poole on this verse.
INTRODUCTION “We have now,” says Hengstenberg, “a group of twelve Psalms, sung after the prosperous completion of the Temple, and probably at its dedication, consisting of three new Psalms at the be...
Psalms 135:1 . Praise ye the LORD. Or, «Hallelujah.» «Hallelujah» is the key-note of it. So this is one of the Hallelujah Psalms, for so it begins; and if you look at the end, you will see that s...
This psalm is an enlargement on the subject of the preseding psalm. It calls upon the priests, the levites, and all Israel to praise the name of the Lord, on a review of his mercies to their fathers....
Praise ye the Lord. The sublime object of worship I. In His absolute goodness ( Psalms 135:1-3 ). He is “good”--essentially, eternally, infinitely, immutably. II. In His relative kindness (v...
EXPOSITION A SONG of praise to God ( Psalms 135:1-19 , Psalms 135:19 ) for: 1. His mercies to Israel ( Psalms 135:4 , Psalms 135:14 ). 2. His greatness in nature ( Psalms 135:5-19 ) a...
The Hallelujah of the Congregation and Its Servants. A hymn setting forth the wonderful relation of God to His Church, His almighty power over all the world, and His mercy in delivering His people...
Isaiah 6:10 ; Matthew 13:14-16