Psa 96:4-5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 4. He is to be feared above all gods. ] I think the two clauses of this verse should be read thus:- Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised. Elohim is to be feared above all. I doubt whether the word Elohim is ever, by fair construction, applied to false gods or idols. The contracted form in the following verse appears to have this meaning.

‏ Psalms 96:4-5

Verse 4. He is to be feared above all gods.] I think the two clauses of this verse should be read thus:-

Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised.

Elohim is to be feared above all.

I doubt whether the word Elohim is ever, by fair construction, applied to false gods or idols. The contracted form in the following verse appears to have this meaning.

Verse 5. All the gods of the nations are idols] elohey. All those reputed or worshipped as gods among the heathens are elilim, vanities, emptinesses, things of nought. Instead of being Elohim, they are elilim; they are not only not GOD, but they are nothing." "Jehovah made the heavens." He who is the creator is alone worthy of adoration.