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Psalms Chapter 115

Psalms

psa 115:0

Overview

Psa 115:1, Because God is truly glorious, Psa 115:4, and idols are vanity, Psa 115:9, he exhorts to confidence in God; Psa 115:12, God is to be blessed for his blessings.

Psalms 115:1

psa 115:1

am 3108, bc 896 (Title), This seems to be an επινικιον, or triumphal song, in which the victory is wholly ascribed to Jehovah; and to none can it be referred with more propriety than to that of Jehoshaphat over the confederated forces of his enemies, 2Chr. 20.

unto us: Psa 74:22, Psa 79:9, Psa 79:10; Jos 7:9; Isa 48:11; Eze 20:14, Eze 36:32; Dan 9:19; Eph 1:6; Rev 4:10, Rev 4:11

for thy mercy: Psa 61:7, Psa 89:1, Psa 89:2; Mic 7:20; Joh 1:17; Rom 15:8, Rom 15:9

Psalms 115:2

psa 115:2

Psa 42:3, Psa 42:10, Psa 79:10; Exo 32:12; Num 14:15, Num 14:16; Deu 32:26, Deu 32:27; Kg2 19:10-19; Joe 2:17

Psalms 115:3

psa 115:3

But our: Psa 2:4, Psa 68:4, Psa 123:1; Ch1 16:25; Mat 6:9

he hath: Psa 135:6; Isa 46:10; Dan 4:35; Rom 9:19; Eph 1:11

Psalms 115:4

psa 115:4

Their idols: They are metal, stone, and wood; and though generally made in the form of man, they can neither see, hear, smell, feel, walk, nor speak! Even the wiser heathen made them the objects of their jests. Psa 97:7, Psa 135:15-17; Deu 4:28; Isa 40:19, Isa 40:20, Isa 42:17, Isa 46:1, Isa 46:2, Isa 46:6, Isa 46:7; Jer 10:3-5; Hos 8:6; Hab 2:18-20; Act 19:26, Act 19:35; Co1 10:19, Co1 10:20

Psalms 115:8

psa 115:8

Psa 135:18; Isa 44:9-20; Jer 10:8; Jon 2:8; Hab 2:18, Hab 2:19

Psalms 115:9

psa 115:9

Israel: Psa 118:2-4, Psa 135:19, Psa 135:20; Exo 19:5

trust: Psa 62:8, Psa 125:1, Psa 130:7, Psa 146:5, Psa 146:6; Jer 17:17, Jer 17:18; Eph 1:12

their help: Psa 33:20, Psa 33:21, Psa 84:11; Deu 33:29; Pro 30:5

Psalms 115:10

psa 115:10

Exo 28:1; Num 16:5, Num 16:40, Num 18:7

Psalms 115:11

psa 115:11

Psa 33:18, Psa 118:4, Psa 147:11; Pro 14:26, Pro 30:5; Act 10:35; Rev 19:5

Psalms 115:12

psa 115:12

hath: Psa 25:7, Psa 136:23; Gen 8:1; Exo 2:24, Exo 2:25; Isa 44:21, Isa 49:14-16; Act 10:4

the house of Israel: Psa 67:7; Gen 12:2, Gen 12:3, Gen 2:17, Gen 2:18; Act 3:26; Gal 3:14, Gal 3:29; Eph 1:3

Psalms 115:13

psa 115:13

He will bless: Psa 29:11, Psa 112:1, Psa 128:1, Psa 128:4, Psa 128:5; Mal 3:16, Mal 3:17, Mal 4:2; Luk 1:50; Act 13:26; Col 3:11

both small: Act 26:22; Rev 11:18, Rev 19:5, Rev 20:12

and: Heb. with

Psalms 115:14

psa 115:14

Lord: Gen 13:16; Sa2 24:3; Isa 2:2, Isa 2:3, Isa 27:6, Isa 19:20, Isa 19:21, Isa 56:8, 60:4-22; Jer 30:19, Jer 33:22; Hos 1:10; Zac 8:20-23, Zac 10:8; Rev 7:4, Rev 7:9

you: Gen 17:7; Jer 32:38, Jer 32:39; Act 2:39, Act 3:25

Psalms 115:15

psa 115:15

blessed: Psa 3:8; Gen 14:19, Gen 32:26-29; Eph 1:3, Eph 1:4; Pe1 3:9

made: Psa 96:5, Psa 146:5, Psa 146:6; Gen 1:1

Psalms 115:16

psa 115:16

heaven: Psa 89:11, Psa 144:5, Psa 148:4; Isa 66:1; Lam 3:66; Joh 14:2

but the earth: Gen 1:28-30, Gen 9:1-3; Deu 32:8; Jer 27:5, Jer 27:6

Psalms 115:17

psa 115:17

dead: Psa 6:5, Psa 30:9, Psa 88:10-12; Isa 38:18, Isa 38:19

go down: Psa 31:17; Sa1 2:9

Psalms 115:18

psa 115:18

Psa 113:2, Psa 118:17-19, Psa 145:2, Psa 145:21; Dan 2:20; Rev 5:13


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