Psalm 115:3

Verse 3 of 18. The 115th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

2Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

5They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

6They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

7They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

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Psalm 115:3 in the World English Bible

But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 115:3

He gives a direct answer to their question, v. 3. "Do they ask where is our God? We can tell where he is." (1.) "In the upper world is the presence of his glory: Our God is in the heavens, where the gods of the heathen never were, in the heavens, and therefore out of sight; but, though his majesty be unapproachable, it does not therefore follow that his being is questionable." (2.) "In the lower world are the products…

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.