Daniel 5:4

“They drunk wine, etc.] That is, out of the vessels of the temple at Jerusalem, and perhaps till they were drunk: and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone; for they had gods of all these materials; (see Gill on “<270102>Daniel 1:2”), and these they praised by offering sacrifices unto them; or rather by singing songs, and drinking healths, and by ascribing all their victories over the nations of the world to them; as that by their means they had got such large dominions, and such great wealth and treasures, and particularly these vessels of gold and silver; and so insulted and triumphed over the God of Israel, and defied the prophecies and promises…”

“praised--sang and shouted praises to "gods," which being of gold, "are their own witnesses" (Isa 44:9), confuting the folly of those who fancy such to be gods.”

“They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, ... - Compare the note at Daniel 5:1. Idols were made among the pagan of all the materials here mentioned. The word praised here means that they spake in praise of these gods; of their history, of their attributes, of what they had done. Nothing can well be conceived more senseless and stupid than what it is said they did at this feast, and yet it is a fair illustration of what occurs in all the festivals of idolatry. And is what occurs in more civilized Christian lands, in the scenes of carousal and festivity, more rational than this? It was not much worse to lavish praises on idol gods in a scene of revelry than it is to lavish…”

“And praised the gods of gold - At the same time insulting the great God of heaven and earth. Daniel 5:5”

“praised: Dan 5:23, Dan 4:37; Jdg 16:23, Jdg 16:24; Isa 42:8; Hos 2:8-13; Rev 9:20, Rev 9:21 of gold: Dan 3:1-7, Dan 3:8-18; Psa 115:4-8, Psa 135:15-18; Isa 40:19, Isa 40:20, Isa 42:17, Isa 46:6, Isa 46:7; Jer 10:4-9; Hab 2:19; Act 17:29, Act 19:24-28; Rev 9:20 Daniel 5:5”

“The warning signs, the astonishment of Belshazzar, the inability of the wise men to give counsel, and the advice of the queen. Dan 5:4 Unexpectedly and suddenly the wanton mad revelry of the king and his guests was brought to a close amid terror by means of a warning sign. The king saw the finger of a man's hand writing on the plaster of the wall of the festival chamber, and he was so alarmed that his whole body shook. The בּהּ־שׁעתא places the sign in immediate connection with the drinking and the praising of the gods. The translation, in the self-same hour, is already shown to be inadmissible (see under Dan 3:6). The Kethiv נפקוּ (came forth) is not to be rejected as the indefinite…”