Psalms 115:7
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
Psalms 115:7 in other translations
| BSB | they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats. |
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| WEB | They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat. |
| ASV | They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat. |
| YLT | Their hands, but they handle not, Their feet, and they walk not; |
| DARBY | They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat. |
| BBE | They have hands without feeling, and feet without power of walking; and no sound comes from their throat. |
| Webster | They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. |
What does Psalms 115:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 115:4-7
4-7. (Compare Is 40:18-20; 44:9-20).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 115:1-8
by trusting in him and praising him. (9-18) Verses 1-8 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 good we have, is the gift of his mere mercy, and he must have all the praise. Are we in pursuit of any mercy, and wrestling with God for it, we must take encouragement in prayer from God only. Lord, do so for us…
Psalms 115:7 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Psalms 115:6
They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
- Psalms 115:7
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
- Psalms 115:8
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
Psalms 115:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Manos tienen, mas no palparán; tienen pies, mas no andarán; no hablarán con su garganta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elles ont des mains et ne touchent pas; des pieds, et ne marchent pas; elles ne rendent aucun son de leur gosier. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie haben Hände und tasten nicht, Füße, und sie gehen nicht; keinen Laut geben sie mit ihrer Kehle. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | O Domine, quia ego servus tuus; ego servus tuus, et filius ancillæ tuæ. Dirupisti vincula mea: |