They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;
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
They have mouths but speak not, eyes but see not, costlier than our children's toys, yet duller. If these idols could speak, they would rebuke their worshippers; their silence condemns them. A man who can see bows before a blind image; surely his foolish heart is darkened, else he would never be so absurd.
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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