John Gill Commentary Psalms 89:6

"For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah," — Psalms 89:6 (ASV)

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord ?
&c.] Or "ranked" ^F14 , or put upon a par, with him; none of the angels in heaven; for though they are holy, wise, knowing, powerful, faithful, kind, and merciful creatures, yet not to be compared with the Lord for holiness, wisdom, knowledge, strength, faithfulness, and mercy; see (Exodus 15:11) (Isaiah 46:9Isaiah 46:10) (Psalms 89:8) (1 Kings 8:23) (Micah 7:18) ,

who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ?
the Syriac version very wrongly renders it "the sons of angels", seeing angels do not propagate their species, (Luke 20:36) to which Kimchi agrees, who makes the "mighty" to be angels, and their sons to be the host of heaven, which are moved and guided by them: the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, render it "the sons of God"; and this phrase, indeed, is applicable to the angels, (Job 38:7) , and so the Targum interprets it of the multitude of the angels; but rather the mighty men of the earth, and their children, are meant; princes, nobles, judges, and civil magistrates of all sorts, men of power and authority in the world; there are none of them to be likened to the Lord, who is King of kings, and Lord of lords; see (Psalms 82:1Psalms 82:2) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F14: (Krey) "par aestimetur", Junius & Tremellius; "par aestimabitur", Piscator.