Psalms 135:17

17 They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have no breath in their mouths.

Psalms 135:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 135:17

They have ears, but they hear not
(See Gill on Psalms 115:6);

neither is there [any] breath in their mouths;
they are lifeless statues, they have not so much as what the brute creatures have, breath; our Jehovah, as the living God, is rightly opposed to them, who gives life, and breath, and all things, unto man; and yet what amazing stupidity is it, that any of them should worship such as gods, who have not what they themselves have.

Psalms 135:17 In-Context

15 The idols of other nations are made of silver and gold, the work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see.
17 They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have no breath in their mouths.
18 People who make idols will be like them, and so will those who trust them.
19 Family of Israel, praise the Lord. Family of Aaron, praise the Lord.
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