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feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/115.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/115.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/115.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/115.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/115.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/115.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/115.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As for their hands, they do not feel; As for their feet, they do not walk; They do not make a sound with their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/115.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; Nor can they make a sound with their throats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/115.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have hands but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/115.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have hands but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/115.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/115.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Their hands have no feeling, their legs don't move, and they can't make a sound. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/115.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they through their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/115.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They have hands, but they cannot feel. They have feet, but they cannot walk. They cannot [even] make a sound with their throats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/115.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They have hands, but cannot feel, and feet, but cannot walk; they cannot make a sound. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/115.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They have hands, but cannot touch; feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even groan with their throats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/115.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/115.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/115.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They have hands, but they do not feel. They have feet, but they do not walk, neither do they speak through their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/115.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/115.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/115.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Their hands, but they do not handle, "" Their feet, and they do not walk;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/115.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Their hands, but they handle not, Their feet, and they walk not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/115.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Their hands, and they will not feel: their feet, and they shall not go: they shall not murmur in their throat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/115.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have hands and feel not: they have feet and walk not: neither shall they cry out through their throat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/115.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 113:15>They have hands, and do not feel; they have feet, and do not walk. Neither will they cry out with their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/115.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They have hands but do not feel, feet but do not walk; they produce no sound from their throats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/115.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; they make no sound in their throats.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/115.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have hands, but they feel not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they through their throats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/115.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They do not feel with their hands neither do they walk with their feet and they do not speak with their throats.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/115.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they with their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/115.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />they have hands, but they cannot handle; they have feet, but they cannot walk: they cannot speak through their throat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/115-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=14548" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/115.htm">To Your Name Be the Glory</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">they have hands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4184.htm" title="4184: yə·mî·šūn (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To feel. A primitive root; to touch.">feel;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">they have feet,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yə·hal·lê·ḵū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walk;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897: yeh·gū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse. A primitive root; to murmur; by implication, to ponder.">even clear</a> <a href="/hebrew/1627.htm" title="1627: biḡ·rō·w·nām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Neck, throat. Or garon; from garar; the throat.">their throats.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18-20</a></span><br />They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. / And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?” / He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Jeremiah 10:5</a></span><br />Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18-19</a></span><br />What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. / Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">1 Kings 18:26-29</a></span><br />And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. / At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” / So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Isaiah 46:6-7</a></span><br />They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Deuteronomy 4:28</a></span><br />And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm">2 Kings 19:18</a></span><br />They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29</a></span><br />See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Jeremiah 2:27-28</a></span><br />say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’ / But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-2.htm">1 Corinthians 12:2</a></span><br />You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20</a></span><br />Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a></span><br />Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22-23</a></span><br />Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-14.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Handle</a> <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/111-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/115-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Throats</a> <a href="/psalms/106-2.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-10.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/psalms/116-8.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/songs/3-8.htm">Handle</a> <a href="/psalms/119-48.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/116-8.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/118-15.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/116-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/115-8.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Throats</a> <a href="/psalms/119-171.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/psalms/116-9.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 115</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/115-1.htm">Because God is truly glorious</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">And idols are vanity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/115-9.htm">He exhorts to confidence in God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/115-12.htm">God is to be blessed for his blessing</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/115.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/115.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>they have hands, but cannot feel;</b><br>This phrase highlights the impotence of idols, contrasting them with the living God who is active and responsive. In the ancient Near Eastern context, idols were often crafted with human-like features to symbolize their supposed powers. However, the psalmist emphasizes their inability to perform even basic functions. This critique of idolatry is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>, where the prophet mocks the futility of worshiping man-made objects. The hands of idols, though crafted to appear powerful, are lifeless and incapable of action, unlike the hands of God, which are described as mighty and capable of delivering His people (<a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>).<p><b>they have feet, but cannot walk;</b><br>The imagery of feet that cannot walk further underscores the lifelessness of idols. In biblical times, the ability to walk symbolized life and agency. The God of Israel is often depicted as one who walks with His people, guiding and leading them (<a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a>). In contrast, idols are stationary and powerless, unable to accompany or assist their worshipers. This serves as a reminder of the futility of relying on anything other than the living God, who is described as a shepherd leading His flock (<a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1-3</a>).<p><b>they cannot even clear their throats.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the complete inability of idols to communicate or respond. In the cultural context of the psalm, the voice was a symbol of authority and presence. The God of Israel is a speaking God, who communicates with His people through His word and prophets (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a>). The inability of idols to clear their throats or speak highlights their impotence and the absurdity of attributing divine power to them. This is contrasted with the voice of God, which is powerful and creative, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God speaks the world into existence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/115.htm">Psalm 115</a>, traditionally attributed to David or another psalmist, who contrasts the living God with lifeless idols.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>The focus of this verse, representing man-made objects of worship that are powerless and lifeless.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the psalm is addressed, often tempted by idolatry and called to trust in the living God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pagan_nations.htm">Pagan Nations</a></b><br>Surrounding cultures that worshipped idols, influencing Israel and providing a backdrop for the psalmist's message.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_worship.htm">Temple Worship</a></b><br>The context in which this psalm would have been used, emphasizing the worship of the one true God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idols are powerless and cannot interact with the world. This highlights the futility of trusting in anything other than God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_living_god_vs._lifeless_idols.htm">The Living God vs. Lifeless Idols</a></b><br>Unlike idols, God is active and involved in His creation. Believers are called to trust in His power and presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Christians must discern what modern "idols" they might be tempted to trust in, such as wealth, status, or technology, and turn their focus back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Just as idols cannot act, faith without works is dead. Believers are encouraged to live out their faith actively, reflecting God's living nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_in_spirit_and_truth.htm">Worship in Spirit and Truth</a></b><br>True worship is directed towards God, who is spirit and truth, rather than lifeless objects or concepts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_115.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 115</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_good_triumph_over_evil.htm">Was Jesus' sacrifice historically and spiritually authentic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_worship_silent,_immobile_idols.htm">Why worship idols that cannot speak or move?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'pierced'_in_psalm_22_16_a_later_addition.htm">Psalm 22:16 - Does the phrase 'they have pierced my hands and my feet' reflect a later Christian interpretation rather than the original Hebrew text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/115.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Neither speak they.</span>--The Hebrew implies not only the want of articulate speech, but of utterance at all.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/115-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">they have hands,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדֵיהֶ֤ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֬א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feel;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמִישׁ֗וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mî·šūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4184.htm">Strong's 4184: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have feet,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walk.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hal·lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">utter a sound</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yeh·gū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1897.htm">Strong's 1897: </a> </span><span class="str2">To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their throats.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(biḡ·rō·w·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1627.htm">Strong's 1627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neck, throat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/115-7.htm">Psalm 115:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/115-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 115:7 They have hands but they don't feel (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/115-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 115:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 115:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/115-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 115:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 115:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>