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so do all who trust in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/115.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/115.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They that make them are like unto them; <i>so is</i> every one that trusteth in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/115.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Those who make them are like them; <i>So is</i> everyone who trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/115.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/115.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/115.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/115.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/115.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/115.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/115.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/115.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/115.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone who made the idols and all who trust them are just as helpless as those useless gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/115.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They that make them shall be like unto them; yea, every one that trusteth in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/115.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/115.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/115.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who craft them will become like them, as will all those who trust in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/115.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/115.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/115.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/115.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They that make them are like them; so is every one that trusteth in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/115.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/115.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Nor do they mutter through their throat, "" Their makers are like them, "" Everyone who is trusting in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/115.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Nor do they mutter through their throat, Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/115.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They making them shall be as they; all that trusted in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/115.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let them that make them become like unto them: and all such as trust in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/115.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 113:16>Let those who make them become like them, along with all who trust in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/115.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their makers will be like them, and anyone who trusts in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/115.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/115.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let them that make them become like them; and every one that trusts in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/115.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Their makers shall be like them and all who trust upon them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/115.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/115.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let those that make them become like to them, and all who trust in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/115-8.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=14556" 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">7</span>they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Those who make them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">become</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mō·w·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">as do all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: bō·ṭê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">trust</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">in them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.…<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/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14-15</a></span><br />Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.<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_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="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Isaiah 46:5-7</a></span><br />To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike? / 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/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / 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="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Isaiah 41:24</a></span><br />Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Isaiah 42:17</a></span><br />But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4-6</a></span><br />They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.<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="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Isaiah 2:8</a></span><br />Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-18.htm">Isaiah 40:18-20</a></span><br />To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him? / To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains? / One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They that make them are like to them; so is every one that trusts in them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Psalm 135:18</a></b></br> They that make them are like unto them: <i>so is</i> every one that trusteth in them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></b></br> They that make a graven image <i>are</i> all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they <i>are</i> their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Jeremiah 10:8</a></b></br> But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock <i>is</i> a doctrine of vanities.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">Confideth</a> <a href="/psalms/115-1.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Makers</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Mutter</a> <a href="/psalms/109-19.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/115-7.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">Trusteth</a> <a href="/psalms/112-7.htm">Trusting</a> <a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">Trusts</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Confideth</a> <a href="/psalms/115-9.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Makers</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Mutter</a> <a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/psalms/115-9.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Trusteth</a> <a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Trusting</a> <a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Trusts</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>Those who make them become like them</b><br>This phrase highlights the spiritual principle that people become like what they worship. In the context of ancient Israel, idol-making was a common practice among surrounding nations. These idols, often crafted from wood, stone, or metal, were lifeless and powerless. The Bible frequently condemns idolatry, emphasizing that idols have no breath or life in them (<a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14-15</a>). The makers of idols, by investing their time and devotion into these lifeless objects, become spiritually dull and lifeless themselves. This reflects the biblical theme that worship shapes character, as seen in <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a>, where turning away from God leads to futile thinking and darkened hearts.<p><b>as do all who trust in them</b><br>Trusting in idols, or anything other than the one true God, leads to spiritual blindness and a lack of discernment. This is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where Israel is warned against adopting the idolatrous practices of other nations (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Deuteronomy 12:29-31</a>). The prophets often spoke against the futility of idol worship, as in <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>, where the absurdity of worshipping man-made objects is mocked. Trusting in idols results in a separation from God, as seen in the history of Israel's repeated cycles of idolatry and subsequent judgment. This phrase serves as a warning that misplaced trust leads to spiritual stagnation and ultimately, judgment, as echoed in the New Testament in <a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">1 Corinthians 10:14</a>, which urges believers to flee from idolatry.<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 Israelite leader, who is addressing the people of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/idol_makers.htm">Idol Makers</a></b><br>Individuals or groups who create idols, often representing false gods, which are the focus of this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the Psalm is directed, often struggling with idolatry and the temptation to follow the practices of surrounding nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Objects of worship made by human hands, often representing deities of other cultures, which are powerless and lifeless.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god.htm">Trust in God</a></b><br>The central theme of the Psalm, contrasting the futility of idol worship with the power and faithfulness of the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_idolatry.htm">The Nature of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our lives. It is a heart issue that reflects misplaced trust and priorities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/becoming_like_what_we_worship.htm">Becoming Like What We Worship</a></b><br>This verse warns that we become like what we worship. If we worship lifeless idols, we become spiritually lifeless. In contrast, worshiping the living God transforms us into His likeness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idols.htm">The Futility of Idols</a></b><br>Idols, whether physical or metaphorical, cannot provide security, guidance, or salvation. Only God can fulfill these roles, and trusting in anything else leads to disappointment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_the_living_god.htm">Trust in the Living God</a></b><br>The Psalm calls us to place our trust in the living God, who is active, powerful, and faithful. Unlike idols, God hears, sees, and acts on behalf of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_modern_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Modern Idolatry</a></b><br>In today's context, idolatry can manifest in the form of materialism, career, relationships, or self. We must regularly evaluate our lives to ensure God remains our primary focus.<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/biblical_advice_for_insomnia.htm">What biblical guidance is there for dealing with insomnia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_115_8_contradict_idol_success.htm">Psalm 115:8 — Does this verse contradict scientific or social observations of idol-worshipping cultures that experience prosperity and advancements? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_address_ancient_belief_in_idols.htm">Psalm 135:15–18 dismisses idols as mere human constructs—how do we address ancient records and artifacts that suggest widespread and longstanding belief in these deities? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_snowflake_adoptions.htm">What does it mean to worship?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Every one that trusteth . . .</span>--<p>"Who moulds in gold or stone a sacred face<p>Makes not the god; but he who asks his grace."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/115.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They that make them are like unto them.</span> Equally vain, futile, and power less (comp. <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">So is every one that trusteth in them.</span> To "trust" in an idol is an almost inconceivable folly. Yet there is abundant proof that the heathen actually did so trust (see Herod., 5:80; 8:64, 83). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/115-8.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">Those who make them</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like them,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֭מוֹהֶם</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mō·w·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as will all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֭ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trust</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּטֵ֣חַ</span> <span class="translit">(bō·ṭê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trust, be confident, sure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/115-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 115:8 Those who make them will be like (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/115-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 115:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 115:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/115-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 115:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 115:9" /></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>