“They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:”
Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them. Those crafting idols are equated with their creations: both are lifeless and unresponsive. The assertion that idol-worshippers become like their gods suggests spiritual deadening through idolatry. This verse indicates that idolatry corrupts the worshipper.
Church Fathers on Psalms 115:6
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.…
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