“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?”
Why should the nations say, 'Where is their God?' The question reveals the situation: enemy nations taunt Israel, questioning the existence or power of Israel's God. The international mockery suggests military defeat or vulnerability. This verse provides the context for the psalm: Israel's vulnerability to enemy scorn.
Church Fathers on Psalms 115:2
1. “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Your Name give the praise” Psalm 113:1. For that grace of the water that gushed from the rock (“now that rock was Christ” 1 Corinthians 10:4), was not given on the score of works that had gone before, but of His mercy “that justifies the ungodly.” Romans 4:5 For “Christ died for sinners,” that men might not seek any glory of their own, but in the Lord's Name. 2. “For Your loving mercy, and for Your truth's sake” Psalm 113:2.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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