Translations
Modern
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
Traditional
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
Literal
Mouths are unto them, and they do not speak; eyes are unto them, and they do not see.
Latin
Os habent, et non loquentur; oculos habent, et non videbunt.
Original
Hebrew
English
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
Notes
Idols lead people to think wrongly because they are only things humans make. They cannot speak, see, hear, or breathe (Isaiah 41:22–24; 44:9, 18; Romans 1:21–23).
God’s name and character are very different from idols.
This entire section is repeated in Psalm 115:4–11.
God is the Creator and the Lord of history, the “Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 134:3). He deserves praise because, unlike idols, he saves his people.
Parallels
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Hallel Idols, Idolatry Music Psalms, Book of