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Psalm Ps. 115. This is a hymn urging God’s people to trust and worship the Lord alone. He alone is worthy of their deepest loyalty. There is always the temptation to turn to the gods of other nations. The congregation must understand how hopeless it is to serve such false deities.
Ps. 115:1–8 Only the Lord deserves glory (that is, honor). This is true because of his steadfast love and faithfulness (see Ex. 34:6). It is also true because he is in the heavens (where he rules over all, see Ps. 113:4–5), and in his sovereign power he does all that he pleases (see 135:6; Isa. 46:10), unlike the impotent gods of the Gentiles (Ps. 115:4–8).
Ps. 115:2 Why should the nations say? Israel’s calling includes making God’s name known among the Gentiles (see Josh. 4:24; 1 Kings 8:41–43). More than their own self-esteem is at stake here. If the Gentiles think that God is weak or absent, they will not receive God’s light.
Ps. 115:3 The confession that God does all that he pleases answers the Gentiles’ taunt (v. 2). In Dan. 4:35 and Jonah 1:14 Gentiles themselves confess this to be true.
Ps. 115:4–8 This satirical passage exposes the folly of worshiping idols (compare 135:15–18; Isa. 44:9–20). Many Bible passages explain that idols are merely the work of human hands and therefore unworthy of human worship (e.g., Deut. 4:28; 27:15; 31:29; 2 Kings 19:18; Isa. 2:8). If these gods are unworthy of Israel’s worship, it is a tragedy that the Gentiles both make them and then become like them.
Ps. 115:14–15 Verse 14 echoes Deut. 1:11, which anticipated that God’s people would increase through their children. Psalm 115:15 echoes Gen. 1:28, 31; God called Israel in order to give them the privileges that Adam had forfeited.
Ps. 115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord. See notes on 6:5 and 88:10–12.
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