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Declare his glory[a] among the nations,
    his wondrous deeds to every people.
For great is the Lord and worthy of all praise;
    he is more to be feared[b] than all other gods.
The gods of the nations are merely idols,
    but it was the Lord who made the heavens.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 96:3 Glory: see note on Ps 85:10. Wondrous deeds: see note on Ps 9:2.
  2. Psalm 96:4 The Lord is great and worthy to receive praise and reverence (to be feared) because he alone is God and there is no other (see Ps 115).
  3. Psalm 96:5 Made the heavens: since the Lord made the heavens, which were supposedly the home of the gods, it follows that he is far greater than all the gods; but he is also greater because they are nothing more than idols.