2. The contrast between Yahweh and the idols 115:3-8

Israel's God was not on earth as the idols were. He is in heaven, and He does whatever He pleases. The psalmist did not mean that Yahweh is capricious but that He is a free agent independent of the actions of His worshippers. God is sovereign. In contrast the gods Israel's neighbors worshipped were human products made out of metal even though costly metal. They had all the attributes of human beings but were totally impotent and lifeless. All human beings tend to become like their God or gods. Idol worshippers become as powerless as their gods.