Psalms 96:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. All the gods of the nations are idols - אלהי elohey. All those reputed or worshipped as gods among the heathens are אלילים 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.