Psalms 115:2
115:1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
KJV
Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Why should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
What does Psalms 115:2 mean?
Psalms 115:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גּוֹי (gôwy), אָמַר (ʼâmar), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 115:2.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass
Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night
Genesis 1:20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven
Genesis 1:22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1:24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth
Genesis 1:29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 115:2 say?
Psalms 115:2 (King James Version) reads: "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"
Is Psalms 115:2 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 115:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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