Idols; or, nothings, as they are called, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 1 Corinthians 10:19; or, vain things, as the word signifies, and is translated by others. The sense is, Though they have usurped the name and place of the Divine Majesty, yet they have nothing of his nature or power in them.
Related Commentaries of Psalms 96:5
Psalms 96:5
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.