Psalms 115:2 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 115:2

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

KJV

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ASV

Wherefore should the nations say, Where is now their God?

WEB

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

YLT

Why do the nations say, `Where, pray, is their God.

DBT

Wherefore should the nations say, Where then is theirGod?

About this book

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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12 verses on the floor

Psalms 42:3
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Joel 2:17
Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Psalms 79:10
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Psalms 42:10
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
2 Kings 2:14
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

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The vindication of God's mercy and faithfulness (Ps 25:10; 36:6) is the "glory" of His "name," which is desired to be illustrated in the deliverance of His people, as the implied mode of its manifestation. In view of the taunts of the heathen, faith in His dominion as enthroned in the heaven (Ps 2:4;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

): Wherefore should they say, Where is now their God? (1.) "Why do they say so? Do they not know that our God is every where by his providence, and always nigh to us by his promise and grace?" (2.) "Why does God permit them to say so?

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PSA 115:2PSA 42:3 PSA 79:10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 115:2PSA 42:3 JOE 2:17
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 115:2PSA 42:3 PSA 42:10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 115:2EXO 32:12 NUM 14:13-16
PSA 115:2JOE 2:17 EZE 8:16
PSA 115:2PSA 42:10 PSA 42:3
PSA 115:2EXO 32:12 DEU 9:28
PSA 115:2PSA 42:3 PSA 80:5

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