Psalm 135:17

17 they have ears, but they do not hear; neither is there any spirit in their mouths.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 135:17 In-Context

15 The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

16 They have a mouth, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

17 they have ears, but they do not hear; neither is there any spirit in their mouths.

18 Let those that make them become like unto them and every one that trusts in them.

19 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel; bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: