96:4 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise;
he is more awesome than all gods. 1
96:5 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, 2
but the Lord made the sky.
[96:4] 1 tn Or perhaps “and feared by all gods.” See Ps 89:7.
[96:5] 2 tn The Hebrew term אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement.
