Psalms 115:8

Psalms 115:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them.

Context of Psalms 115:8

6They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell; 7They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat. Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them. 9Israel, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield. 10House of Aaron, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.

Psalms 115:8 word by word

כְּ֭מוֹהֶם יִהְי֣וּ עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר־בֹּטֵ֣חַ בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Those who makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• Everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• trustsבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982

Cross-references for Psalms 115:8

• Psalms 135:18Those who make them will become like them, Yes, everyone who trusts in them.
• Isaiah 44:9Those who fashion an idol are all futile, and their treasured things are of no benefit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether stupid and foolish; The instruction from idols is nothing but wood!
• Jonah 2:8Those who are followers of worthless idols Abandon their faithfulness,
• Habakkuk 2:18“What benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it, Or a cast metal image, a teacher of falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own handiwork When he fashions speechless idols.

Commentaries on Psalms 115:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They that make them are like unto them - Stupid; senseless; irrational. See the notes at Isaiah 44:9-20. So is everyone that trusteth in them - People who do this show that they are destitute of all the proper attributes of reason, since such gods cannot help them. It is most strange, as it appears to us, that the worshippers of idols did not themselves see this; but this is in reality no more strange than that sinners do not see the folly of their course…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Worshiping idols leads one astray and corrupts those who trust in them (Isaiah 44:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. every one that trusteth--they who trust, whether makers or not.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 115:8

• Idolatry

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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