Psalm 115
E153281
Psalm 115 is a biblical psalm that contrasts the living God of Israel with lifeless idols, emphasizing trust in the Lord rather than in man-made gods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 115 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1247532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 115 Context triple: [Letter of Jeremiah, influencedBy, Psalm 115]
-
A.
Psalm 116
Psalm 116 is a chapter in the biblical Book of Psalms, traditionally cherished for its personal expression of gratitude to God for deliverance from distress and death.
-
B.
Psalm 118
Psalm 118 is a biblical psalm of thanksgiving and trust in God, best known for its themes of enduring mercy and the verse “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
-
C.
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
-
D.
Psalm 76
Psalm 76 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that celebrates God's awe-inspiring power and decisive judgment in defending Jerusalem and subduing earthly rulers.
-
E.
Psalm 74
Psalm 74 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the destruction of the sanctuary and urgently appeals to God to remember His covenant and act against Israel’s enemies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 115 Target entity description: Psalm 115 is a biblical psalm that contrasts the living God of Israel with lifeless idols, emphasizing trust in the Lord rather than in man-made gods.
-
A.
Psalm 116
Psalm 116 is a chapter in the biblical Book of Psalms, traditionally cherished for its personal expression of gratitude to God for deliverance from distress and death.
-
B.
Psalm 118
Psalm 118 is a biblical psalm of thanksgiving and trust in God, best known for its themes of enduring mercy and the verse “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
-
C.
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
-
D.
Psalm 76
Psalm 76 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that celebrates God's awe-inspiring power and decisive judgment in defending Jerusalem and subduing earthly rulers.
-
E.
Psalm 74
Psalm 74 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the destruction of the sanctuary and urgently appeals to God to remember His covenant and act against Israel’s enemies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical psalm
ⓘ
Old Testament text ⓘ Religious hymn ⓘ |
| affirms |
The Lord does whatever pleases Him
ⓘ
The Lord is in the heavens ⓘ The earth He has given to the children of men ⓘ |
| book | Psalms ⓘ |
| callsFor | Blessing the Lord from this time forth and forevermore ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 115 ⓘ |
| contrasts | The living God of Israel with lifeless idols ⓘ |
| declares |
Idols have ears but do not hear
ⓘ
Idols have eyes but do not see ⓘ Idols have mouths but do not speak ⓘ Those who make idols become like them ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
The faithfulness of the God of Israel
ⓘ
The impotence of idols ⓘ Trust in the Lord rather than in man-made gods ⓘ |
| focusesOn | God as the helper and shield of His people ⓘ |
| genre |
Hymn of praise
ⓘ
Liturgical psalm ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian worship
ⓘ
Jewish worship ⓘ |
| mentions |
House of Aaron
ⓘ
Israelites ⓘ
surface form:
House of Israel
Those who fear the Lord ⓘ |
| numberingVariant | In the Septuagint and Vulgate, content associated with Psalm 115 may be numbered differently ⓘ |
| openingWords | "Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Christian Old Testament ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| states | The dead do not praise the Lord ⓘ |
| theme |
Critique of idolatry
ⓘ
Divine help and protection ⓘ Glory to God alone ⓘ Sovereignty of God ⓘ Trust in the Lord ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
Divine glory
ⓘ
Human dependence on God ⓘ Monotheism ⓘ |
| tradition | In some Christian traditions, combined with Psalm 114 in numbering ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | David ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Psalm 115 Description of subject: Psalm 115 is a biblical psalm that contrasts the living God of Israel with lifeless idols, emphasizing trust in the Lord rather than in man-made gods.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.