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But our Elohim isוֵאלֹהֵינוּin the heavens;בַשָּׁמָיִםallכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe pleasesחָפֵץhe does.עָשָׂה
Psalms 115:3
Study it in the app“But our Elohim is in the heavens; all that he pleases he does.”
Against mute, blind idols, our Elohim does whatever he pleasesWho God Is
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 115:3, word by word
- But our Elohim isאלֹהֵיlohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appears- in the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” appears- he pleasesחָפֵץchafets
desire
To wish for something, be willing.
Where else “chafets” appears- he doesעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
2Why should the nations say, “Where now is their Elohim?”
3 · This verse (above)
4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of the hands of man.