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Psalm 115:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 115:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Why should the nations ask,
“Where is their God?”[a]
3 Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever he pleases.[b]
4 Their idols are merely silver and gold,
the work of human hands.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 115:2 Where is their God?: implying that God does not help his people (see Pss 42:4, 11; 79:10; Joel 2:17; Mic 7:10).
- Psalm 115:3 The community expresses the belief that God is supreme and present; everything that happens to Israel, good or bad, is his doing.
- Psalm 115:4 The theme of this verse is one that is often found in the Old Testament: idols, unlike the God of Israel, do not speak, reveal, promise, or utter any spoken word; ultimately, divine revelation is the difference between the religions made by humans and the true religion of the Lord (see Ps 135:15-18; Deut 4:16; Isa 44:9ff; Jer 10:1ff; Bar 6:7ff).
