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Psalm 135:14-16
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14 For the Lord vindicates[a] his people,
and has compassion on his servants.[b]
15 The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold;
they are man-made.[c]
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 135:14 tn Heb “judges,” but here the idea is that the Lord “judges on behalf of” his people. The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line draw attention to the Lord’s characteristic actions.
  2. Psalm 135:14 sn Verse 14 echoes Deut 32:36, where Moses affirms that God mercifully relents from fully judging his wayward people.
  3. Psalm 135:15 tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”
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