Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Psalms 96:4

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.


 
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