God’s Word Translation
Psalms 115:2
2Why should other nations say, “Where is their God?”
Psalms 115:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
- New International Version (NIV)Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Why should the Gentiles say, “So where is their God?”
Context of Psalms 115:2
1Don’t give glory to us, O Lord. Don’t give glory to us. Instead, give glory to your name because of your mercy and faithfulness. Why should other nations say, “Where is their God?” 3Our God is in heaven. He does whatever he wants. 4Their idols are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands.
Read all of Psalms 115Psalms 115:2 word by word
לָ֭מָּה יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֑ם אַיֵּה־נָ֝֗א אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 115:2
- Psalms 42:3My tears are my food day and night. People ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 79:10Why should the nations ⌞be allowed to⌟ say, “Where is their God?” Let us watch as the nations learn that there is punishment for shedding the blood of your servants.
- Exodus 32:12Don’t let the Egyptians say, ‘He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That’s why he brought them out ⌞of our land⌟.’ Don’t be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people.
- Numbers 14:15But if you kill all these people at the same time, then the nations who have heard these reports about you will say,
- Deuteronomy 32:26I said that I would cut them in pieces and erase everyone’s memory of them.
- 2 Kings 19:10“Tell King Hezekiah of Judah, ‘Don’t let the god whom you trust deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be put under the control of the king of Assyria.
- Joel 2:17The priests who serve the Lord cry between the altar and the entrance to the temple. They say, “Spare your people, O Lord. Don’t let the people who belong to you become a disgrace. Don’t let the nations ridicule them. Why should people ask, ‘Where is their God?’ ”
Commentaries on Psalms 115:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Wherefore should the heathen say - This appears to refer to a time in which the Israelites had suffered some sad reverses, so as to be brought very low, and to be marked by the heathen.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Wherefore should the heathen say - The nations; they who worshipped idols, and who claimed that those idols were true gods. Why should we, thy people, be so left, so forsaken, so afflicted, as to lead these idolaters to suppose that we worship a false God, or that the God whom we adore is destitute of power or faithfulness; either that he does not exist, or that he cannot be relied on. It is evident that they were now in circumstances which would give…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Where is their God?: People question God's presence or power when he does not act as they expect (compare Psalms 14:1; 42:3, 10). However, God is in the heavens. He has all power, authority, and knowledge. He does as he wishes, not what people think he should do. He carries out his plans according to his will (Ephesians 1:11) and acts in his own time and ways.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-3. The vindication of God's mercy and faithfulness (Psa 25:10; 36:6) is the "glory" of His "name," which is desired to be illustrated in the deliverance of His people, as the implied mode of its manifestation. In view of the taunts of the heathen, faith in His dominion as enthroned in the heaven (Psa 2:4; 11:4) is avowed.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 115
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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