John Gill Commentary Psalms 96:5

"For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens." — Psalms 96:5 (ASV)

For all the gods of the nations are idols
Or are "nothings" ^F15 , nonentities; such as have not, and never had, any being, at least many of them, but in the fancies of men; and all of them such as have no divinity in them;

an idol is nothing in the world ,
(1 Corinthians 8:4) ,

but the Lord made the heavens ;
and all the hosts of them, the sun, moon, and stars; these are the curious workmanship of his fingers, and which declare his glory, and show him to be truly and properly God, who is to be feared and worshipped; see (Jeremiah 10:11Jeremiah 10:12) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F15: (Mylyla) "nihila", Tigurine version, Cocceius, Michaelis.