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Psalms 115:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?


Psalms 115:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 115:26 words
HebrewMeaning
לָ֭/מָּהlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
יֹאמְר֣וּyōʾmərw
will they sayverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
הַ/גּוֹיִ֑םhagwōyim
the nationsparticleH1471
heathen · nation · people
אַיֵּהʾayēh
where?particleH346
נָ֝֗אnāʾ
pleaseparticleH4994
go to · now · oh
אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽםʾĕlōhēyhem
is God theirnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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.…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 115
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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