The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
The Psalmist calls on all God's servants, whether those who stand in the temple itself or in its courts, to praise His name, not as a vague sentiment, but as praise of God in His actual infinite essence: His being, holiness, goodness, and truth. We praise what He truly is.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:1-21
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. Their essential material is dead metal, their attributes are but the qualities of senseless substances, and what of form and fashion they exhibit they derive from the skill and labour of those who worship them. It is the height of insanity to worship metallic manufactures.
The heathen carved gods with eyes, ears, mouths, nostrils, yet could neither see, hear, speak, nor breathe. The foolishness is that reasonable creatures should expect anything from such mock-deities, and the worshippers become as senseless as the idols they trust. We who worship the true God in Spirit must be spiritual and wise.
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Commenting on Psalm 135:15-21