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Psalms 96:5 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Psalms 96:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 96 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.”
Psalms 96:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 96:5
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. The psalm's polemic against idolatry reaches its climax: the so-called gods of the nations are merely elilim (אֱלִילִים), a contemptuous term meaning worthless things, nothings, or idols. The word plays on elohim (gods) but reduces them to insignificance. These gods have no reality, power, or being—they are human-crafted vanities."But the LORD made the heavens" (va-Yahweh shamayim asah, וַיהוָה שָׁמַיִם עָשָׂה) provides the ultimate contrast. While idols are made by human hands (Isaiah 44:9-20), Yahweh made the heavens—t...
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Cross-References for Psalms 96:5
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“who made heaven and earth.”
“he who created the heavens and stretched them out”
“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth”
“everyone who trusts in them.”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.”
“and there is no breath in them.”
“that not at Ephesus alone”
“neither be afraid. Haven't I declared it to you long ago”
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”