Bible Strands
Psalms 115:7
they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the congregation, cataloging the sensory paralysis of man-made idols to contrast them with the active sovereignty of Yahweh.
The words — יְמִישׁ֗וּן (ye.mi.Shu/n) = they feel and יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ (yeh.Gu) = they make a sound.
The thread — This motif of idolatrous sensory failure recurs in Deuteronomy 4:28, Isaiah 44:9-20, and Habakkuk 2:18-19.
Why it lands — The text demands rejection of trust in lifeless objects, since reliance on them produces spiritual paralysis identical to the idols themselves.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.