Psalm 115:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whyלָ֭מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
should the nationsהַגֹּויִ֑ם
(hag·go·v·yim;)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
say,יֹאמְר֣וּ
(yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Where,אַיֵּה־
(ai·yeh-)
346: where?from ay
now,נָ֝֗א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
is their God?"אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃
(e·lo·hei·hem.)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore should the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Where is now their God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Why should the nations say, "Where, now, is their God?"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why should the nations say," Where is their God?"

International Standard Version
Why should the nations ask "Where now is their God?"

NET Bible
Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lest the nations say, “Where is their God?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why should other nations say, "Where is their God?"

King James 2000 Bible
Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?
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