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Psalms 115:4

115:3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

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Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

115:5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

What does Psalms 115:4 mean?

Psalms 115:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָצָב (ʻâtsâb), כֶּסֶף (keçeph), זָהָב (zâhâb).

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Their
idolsעָצָבʻâtsâb/aw-tsawb'/H6091an (idolatrous) image
are
silverכֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
and
gold,זָהָבzâhâb/zaw-hawb'/H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
the
workמַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăseh/mah-as-eh'/H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of
men'sאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
hands.יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 115:4.

1 Kings 10:21

And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. none: or, there was no silver in them

1 Kings 10:22

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. ivory: or, elephants' teeth

1 Kings 10:25

And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

1 Kings 15:15

And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. things: Heb. holy

1 Kings 15:18

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

1 Kings 15:19

There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. depart: Heb. go up

1 Kings 20:3

Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.

1 Kings 20:5

And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;

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What does Psalms 115:4 say?

Psalms 115:4 (King James Version) reads: "Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands."

Is Psalms 115:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 115:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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