Psalm 135:17

17 They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath at all 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 nations are but silver and gold, The work of man's hands.

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

17 They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.

18 Those who make them will be like them, Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

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