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They have mouths, but they don`t speak; They have eyes, but they don`t see;
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The Lifelessness of Idols
Commentators explain that the psalmist systematically exposes the foolishness of idolatry. He points to the idols' mouths that cannot speak and eyes that cannot see. These objects are shaped like living beings but are utterly powerless and senseless, making worship of them an absurd contradiction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They have mouths ... - They are shaped like people, but have none of the attributes of intelligent beings.
19th Century
Anglican
This passage cannot compare with the magnificent irony of Isaiah 44:9-20, but there is still a noticeable vein of sarcasm running through it, visib…
Baptist
Eyes have they, but they see not: they have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: they have hands, but they handle not:…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They have mouths, but they speak not These idols are carved with mouths, but they make no use of them; if any cry to…
Let no opinion of our own merits have any place in our prayers or in our praises. All the good we do is done by the power of his grace; and all the…
